Larbi Benboudaoud
Encyclopedia
Larbi Benboudaoud is a judo
ka from France
, who won the silver medal in the half lightweight (– 66 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Turkey's Huseyin Ozkan
.
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
ka from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, who won the silver medal in the half lightweight (– 66 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia. In the final he was defeated by Turkey's Huseyin Ozkan
Hüseyin Özkan
Hüseyin Özkan is a Turkish judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia, he won the gold medal in the men's Half Lightweight category. He became so the first sportsman to win an Olympics gold medal for Turkey in judo.He was born in Chechnya, in the northern Caucasus of the former...
.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | World Judo Championships 2003 World Judo Championships The 2003 World Judo Championships were the 23rd edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Osaka, Japan from 11 September to 14 September 2003.-Men:-Women:- Medals table :-60 kg:14 September - Final-66 kg:13 September - Final... |
2nd | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
| 2001 | European Judo Championships 2001 European Judo Championships The 2001 European Judo Championships were the 12th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Paris, France from 18 May to 20 May 2001.-Men:-Women:- Medals table :-60 kg:-66 kg:-73 kg:-81 kg:-90 kg:-100 kg:... |
3rd | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
| 2000 | Olympic Games Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**... |
2nd | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
| 1999 | World Judo Championships 1999 World Judo Championships The 1999 World Judo Championships were the 21st edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Birmingham, England in 1999.-Men:-Women:- Medals table :-60 kg:-66 kg:-73 kg:-81 kg:-90 kg:-100 kg:-+100 kg:-Open class:... |
1st | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
| European Judo Championships 1999 European Judo Championships The 1999 European Judo Championships were the 10th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Bratislava, Slovakia from 22 May to 23 May 1999.-Men:-Women:- Medals table :-60 kg:-66 kg:-73 kg:-81 kg:-90 kg:-100 kg:... |
1st | Half lightweight (66 kg) | |
| 1998 | European Judo Championships 1998 European Judo Championships The 1998 European Judo Championships were the 9th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Oviedo, Spain from 16 May to 17 May 1998.-Men:-Women:- Medals table :-60 kg:-66 kg:-73 kg:-81 kg:-90 kg:-100 kg:-+100 kg:... |
1st | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
| 1997 | World Judo Championships 1997 World Judo Championships The 1997 World Judo Championships were the 20th edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held in Paris, France in 1997.-Men:-Women:- Medals table :-60 kg:-65 kg:-71 kg:-78 kg:-86 kg:-95 kg:-+95 kg:-Open class:-48 kg:... |
2nd | Half lightweight (65 kg) |
| European Judo Championships 1997 European Judo Championships The 1997 European Judo Championships were the 8th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Ostend, Belgium on 11 May 1997.-Men:-Women:- Medal table :-60 kg:-65 kg:-71 kg:-78 kg:-86 kg:-95 kg:-+95 kg:... |
3rd | Half lightweight (65 kg) | |
| 1996 | European Judo Championships 1996 European Judo Championships The 1996 European Judo Championships were the 7th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in The Hague, Netherlands on 19 May 1997.-Men:-Women:- Medal table :-60 kg:-65 kg:-71 kg:-78 kg:-86 kg:-95 kg:-+95 kg:... |
3rd | Half lightweight (65 kg) |
Video
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