Vedat Albayrak
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993
Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
OccupationJudoka
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Greece (until 2016)
 Turkey (since 2018)
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2016, 2020)
World Champ.Bronze (2018)
European Champ.Gold (2021, 2023)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Baku 81 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lisbon 81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Montpellier 81 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao 81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest 81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Antalya 81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Baku 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Brasilia 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tel Aviv 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Antalya 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tel Aviv 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Osaka 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Abu Dhabi 81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Agadir 81 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Antalya 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tunis 81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Marrakesh 81 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 81 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 81 kg
Representing  Greece
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara 81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tashkent 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Budapest 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Budapest 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jeju 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Havana 81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi 81 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Wrocław 81 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ljubljana 73 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sarajevo 73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF42500, 3416
JudoInside.com51111
Updated on 4 November 2023.

Vedat Albayrak (born Vano Revazishvili on 2 March 1993; Georgian: ვანო რევაზიშვილი) is a Turkish judoka, born in Kokshetau, Kazakhstan.[1] At the 2016 Summer Olympics he represented Greece under the name Roman Moustopoulos. He was eliminated in the second round of the men's 81 kg event by Juan Diego Turcios.[2][3]

He won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Judo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4] He took the gold medal at the 2021 European Judo Championships in Lisbon, Portugal.[5]

He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[6]

References

  1. IJF profile
  2. "Roman Moustopoulos". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. "Men's −81 kg – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. "Vedat Albayrak Bakü Dünya Judo Şampiyonası'nda bronz madalya kazandı". Euronews (in Turkish). 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. "Vedta bAlbayrak'tan altın madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. Lloyd, Owen (18 February 2022). "Japanese judoka Horikawa and Tanaka victorious at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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