Teddy Riner (tɛ.di/te.di ʁi.nœʁ; born 7 April 1989 in Pointe-à-Pitre

Pointe-à-Pitre

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, Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe

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) is a French

France

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 judoka. He's and 306 lbs and has been given the nickames Teddy Bear and Teddy Winner. At 18 years and 5 months Teddy Riner became the youngest world champion

World Judo Championships

The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...

 of the history of his sport. To date, he holds an unmatched record of six world titles

World Judo Championships

The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their...

 obtained in the +100kg, Men's Team and the Open categories. He is considered as one of the greatest judoka in activity.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2007	World Judo Championships 2007 World Judo Championships The 2007 World Judo Championships are the 25th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held at the Rio Olympic Arena, usually called Arena Multiuso, that was built for the 2007 Pan-American Games, in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from September 13 to September 16, 2007.The...	1st	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
	European Judo Championships 2007 European Judo Championships The 2007 European Judo Championships were the 18th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Belgrade, Serbia from 6 April to 8 April 2007.-Men:-Women:- Medal table :-60 kg:-66 kg:-73 kg:-81 kg:-90 kg:-100 kg:...	1st	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2008	World Judo Open Championships	1st	Openweight
	Summer Olympic Games Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	3rd	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2009	World Judo Championships 2009 World Judo Championships The 2009 World Judo Championships was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 26 to 30 August.Women's heavyweight champion Tong Wen was stripped of her gold medal because of a doping offence, but was later reinstated....	1st	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
2010	World Judo Championships 2010 World Judo Championships The 2010 World Judo Championships were held at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from 9 to 13 September.-Schedule:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Medal table:- External links :*...	1st	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
		2nd	Openweight
2011	European Championships 2011 European Judo Championships The 2011 European Judo Championships are the 22nd edition of the European Judo Championships, organised by the European Judo Union, and are being held at the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, from April 21 to April 24, 2011.- Men :- Women :...	1st	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
	World Judo Championships 2011 World Judo Championships The 2011 World Judo Championships was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 23 to 28 August.-Schedule:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Medal table:-Participating nations:871 competitors from 132 nations compete....	1st	Heavyweight (+100 kg)
	World Judo Championships 2011 World Judo Championships The 2011 World Judo Championships was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 23 to 28 August.-Schedule:- Men's events :- Women's events :-Medal table:-Participating nations:871 competitors from 132 nations compete....	1st	Men's Team