Luka Mkheidze

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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]

Born (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 30)
OccupationJudoka
CountryFrance
SportJudo
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Luka Mkheidze
Mkheidze in 2021
Personal information
Born (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 30)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2024)
World Champ.R16 (2024, 2025)
European Champ.‹See Tfd›Gold (2023, 2026)
Highest world ranking1st[1][2]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisMixed team
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Montpellier60 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Tbilisi60 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Lisbon60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Podgorica60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2023 Tel Aviv60 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Antalya60 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris60 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Tbilisi60 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Baku60 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Antalya60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Budapest60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tashkent60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Paris60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2018 Cancún60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Almada60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Dushanbe60 kg
Profile at external databases
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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

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YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2021European Championships2nd−60 kg
2021Summer Olympics3rd−60 kg
2023European Championships1st−60 kg
2024Summer Olympics2nd−60 kg
2026European Championships1st−60 kg
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