Luka Mkheidze

Luka Mkheidze
Personal information
Born	5 January 1996; Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–60 kg
Achievements and titles
European Champ.	(2021)
Olympic Games	(2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing France
Olympic Games
European Championships
IJF Grand Slam
IJF Grand Prix
Profile at external databases
IJF	31072
JudoInside.com	66599
	Updated on 8 November 2021.

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.[1] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[3][4]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2021	European Championships	2nd	−60 kg
2021	Summer Olympics	3rd	−60 kg

References

"From Tbilisi to Tokyo, the improbable journey of Luka Mkheidze". Teller Report. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
"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.

External links

Luka Mkheidze at the International Judo Federation

Luka Mkheidze at JudoInside.com

Luka Mkheidze at AllJudo.net (in French)

Luka Mkheidze at the French Olympic Committee (in French)

Luka Mkheidze at Olympedia

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[1] "From Tbilisi to Tokyo, the improbable journey of Luka Mkheidze". Teller Report. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[judo_results_book_summer_olympics_2020-2] "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[premiere_medaille_pour_luka_2021-3] "Première médaille européenne pour Luka Mkheidze (-60 kg), en argent". Le Figaro (in French). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[fran_garrigos_se_corona_2021-4] "Fran Garrigós se corona al fin campeón de Europa de judo". rtve (in Spanish). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.