Andreja Leški (born 8 January 1997) is a
Slovenian
judoka
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, who won gold in the
women's 63 kg at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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in
Paris, France.
She won the silver medal in the
women's 63kg event at the
2021 World Judo Championships
The 2021 World Judo Championships were held from 6 to 13 June 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.
Schedule
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The event will air freely on thIJF YouTube channel
Russia doping ban
On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Dopin ...
held in Budapest, Hungary.
She also competed at the
World Judo Championships in 2017 and 2018.
In 2017, Leški was eliminated in her first match in the
women's 63kg event at the
European Judo Championships
The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games.
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held in Warsaw, Poland.
In 2021, Leški won one of the bronze medals in her event at the
Judo World Masters
The Judo World Masters is an annual invite-only judo competition. After being open for only the top 16 ranked judoka in each weight class for its first eight installments, the tournament was expended to host the top 36 of each weight class in 201 ...
held in Doha, Qatar.
A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in the
women's 63kg event at the
European Judo Championships
The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games.
...
held in Lisbon, Portugal.
In June, she won silver medal in the
women's 63 kg event at the
World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
In the final, she lost against
Clarisse Agbegnenou
Clarisse Bogdanna Agbegnenou (born 25 October 1992) is a French judoka. Competing in the −63 kg weight division she won the European title in 2013, the world title in 2014, an Olympic silver medal in 2016, and an Olympic gold medal at the 2020 ...
of France.
At the
2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi
The 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi was held at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 26 to 28 November 2021.
Event videos
The event will air freely on the IJF YouTube channel.
Medal summary Men's events
Women's even ...
held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won one of the bronze medals in her event.
In 2023, Leški won silver medal in the
women's 63kg event at the
World Judo Championships in
Doha, her second one from World Championships. She was again defeated in the final by
Clarisse Agbegnenou
Clarisse Bogdanna Agbegnenou (born 25 October 1992) is a French judoka. Competing in the −63 kg weight division she won the European title in 2013, the world title in 2014, an Olympic silver medal in 2016, and an Olympic gold medal at the 2020 ...
.
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Living people
1997 births
Slovenian female judoka
Sportspeople from Koper
21st-century Slovenian women
Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka for Slovenia
Olympic gold medalists for Slovenia
Olympic medalists in judo
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