Lasha Shavdatuashvili is a Georgian judoka, born in 1992, who is regarded as one of the most successful judoka of the early 21st century. He won the Olympic gold medal in the 66 kg division at the 2012 Summer Olympics, then moved up to 73 kg, where he took bronze at Rio 2016 and silver at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games, losing the final to Shohei Ono. He won the European title in 2013 and the world title in 2021, which brought him the Male Athlete of the Year award at the 2021 Judo Awards. He was part of the Georgian team that won the mixed team event at the 2023 European Games.
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Born 31 January 1992
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is a Georgian judoka
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, 2012
won the gold medal in the 66 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, 2016
Shavdatuashvili defeated Israeli judoka Sagi Muki during Rio 2016 Olympics and won bronze medal
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, 2020
Shavdatuashvili again medaled at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics
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