Luka Mkheidze
 Mkheidze in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 January 1996 Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –60 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R16 (2024, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 1st[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IJF | 31072 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 66599 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 23 April 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luka Mkheidze (Georgian: ლუკა მხეიძე, born 5 January 1996) is a French judoka of Georgian descent. Mkheidze came to France with refugee status in 2010.[3] He won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[4] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[5]
In 2021, Mkheidze won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[6][7] He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.[8] Mkheidze won the gold medal in his event at the 2023 European Judo Championships held in Montpellier, France.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 2021 | European Championships | 2nd | −60 kg |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | 3rd | −60 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | 1st | −60 kg |
| 2024 | Summer Olympics | 2nd | −60 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 28 April 2025. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "World Ranking List, Men –60 kg". International Judo Federation. 28 April 2025. Archived from the original on 4 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Judo medals spark French fan fervour at Paris Games". The Straits Times. 28 July 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (27 July 2024). "Judo: Yeldos Smetov and Natsumi Tsunoda secure Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Première médaille européenne pour Luka Mkheidze (-60 kg), en argent". Le Figaro (in French). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Fran Garrigós se corona al fin campeón de Europa de judo". rtve (in Spanish). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links
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Media related to Luka Mkheidze at Wikimedia Commons
- Luka Mkheidze at the European Judo Union
- Luka Mkheidze at the International Judo Federation
- Luka Mkheidze at JudoInside.com
- Luka Mkheidze at Olympics.com
- Luka Mkheidze at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Luka Mkheidze at Team France (in French)
- Luka Mkheidze at Olympedia
- Luka Mkheidze at The-Sports.org
- Luka Mkheidze at JudoResults.net (multilingual since september 2024)
- Luka Mkheidze on Instagram
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- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French people of Georgian descent
- French male judoka
- Judoka at the 2019 European Games
- European Games competitors for France
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for France
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 1996 births
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Sportspeople of Georgian descent
- French judo biography stubs