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
edit- ^ IJF profile
- ^ "Roman Moustopoulos". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Men's −81 kg – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Vedat Albayrak Bakü Dünya Judo Şampiyonası'nda bronz madalya kazandı". Euronews (in Turkish). 24 September 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Vedta bAlbayrak'tan altın madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (18 February 2022). "Japanese judoka Horikawa and Tanaka victorious at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
External links
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Media related to Vedat Albayrak at Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Moustopoulos (Greece) at the International Judo Federation
- Vedat Albayrak (Turkey) at the International Judo Federation
- Vedat Albayrak at JudoInside.com
- Roman Moustopoulos (Greece) at Olympics.com
- Vedat Albayrak (Turkey) at Olympics.com
- Vedat Albayrak at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Vedat Albayrak at Olympedia
- Vedat Albayrak at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Vedat Albayrak at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
- Vedat Albayrak at The-Sports.org
