Larbi Benboudaoud

Larbi Benboudaoud
Personal information
Born5 March 1974 (1974-03-05) (age 51)
Bordj Zemoura, Algeria
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class–66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2000)
World Champ.Gold (1999)
European Champ.Gold (1998, 1999)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Paris ‍–‍65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Osaka ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Oviedo ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bratislava ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 The Hague ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Oostende ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lisbon ‍–‍65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF714
JudoInside.com341
Updated on 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 Championships 2nd Half lightweight (66 kg)
2001 European Judo Championships 3rd Half lightweight (66 kg)
2000 Olympic Games 2nd Half lightweight (66 kg)
1999 World Judo Championships 1st Half lightweight (66 kg)
European Judo Championships 1st Half lightweight (66 kg)
1998 European Judo Championships 1st Half lightweight (66 kg)
1997 World Judo Championships 2nd Half lightweight (65 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rd Half lightweight (65 kg)
1996 European Judo Championships 3rd Half lightweight (65 kg)

References