Marius Paškevičius (born 31 October 1979) is a
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
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judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...
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Achievements
He achieved semi-finals in the heavyweight division at the 2015
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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, which coincided with the
2015 European Games
The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...
, losing to the eventual Gold medal winner
Adam Okruashvili
Adam Okruashvili (Georgian: ადამ ოქრუაშვილი; born 1 January 1989 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Georgian judoka.
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Olympics in the +100 kg event. Okru ...
of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
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On November 1, 2015, he competed in Grand Slam judo in Abu Dhabi, winning at least one round by
ippon
is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ''ippon-wazari'' contest, usually kendo, judo, karate or jujitsu.
In Judo
In Judo, an ippon may be scored for a throw, a pin, a choke or a jointlock.
For throws, the four ...
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References
External links
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Judo videos of Marius Paškevičius in action(JudoVision.org)
1979 births
Living people
Lithuanian male judoka
Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic judoka of Lithuania
Judoka at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Lithuania
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