Larbi Benboudaoud Explained

Birth Place:Bordj Zemoura, Algeria
Country:France
Weight Class:–66 kg
Worlds Rank:1
Worlds Year:1999
Worlds Weight:Men's 66 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:1998
Regionals Weight:Men's 66 kg
Regionals Year2:1999
Regionals Weight2:Men's 66 kg
Olympics Rank:2
Olympics Year:2000
Olympics Weight:Men's 66 kg
Updated:31 May 2023

Larbi Benboudaoud (born 5 March 1974) is a French judoka, 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. He was the World and European champion in the same weight category in 1999.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2003 World Judo Championships2nd Half lightweight (66 kg)
2001 European Judo Championships3rd Half lightweight (66 kg)
2000 Olympic Games2nd Half lightweight (66 kg)
1999 World Judo Championships1st Half lightweight (66 kg)
European Judo Championships1st Half lightweight (66 kg)
1998 European Judo Championships1st Half lightweight (66 kg)
1997 World Judo Championships2nd Half lightweight (65 kg)
European Judo Championships3rd Half lightweight (65 kg)
1996 European Judo Championships3rd Half lightweight (65 kg)

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