Luka Mkheidze ( ka, ლუკა მხეიძე, born 5 January 1996) is a French
judoka
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of
Georgian
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descent. Mkheidze came to France with refugee status in 2010.
He won one of the bronze medals in the
men's 60 kg event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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held in
Tokyo
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, Japan.
In 2021, Mkheidze won the silver medal in the
men's 60 kg event at the
European Judo Championships
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held in Lisbon, Portugal.
He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the
2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.
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Living people
Naturalized citizens of France
Place of birth missing (living people)
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
Olympic judoka for France
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Olympic medalists in judo
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
1996 births
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