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 edit
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
- Vedat Albayrak at Olympedia
- Roman Moustopoulos (Greece) at Olympics.com
- Vedat Albayrak (Turkey) at Olympics.com
- Vedat Albayrak at the Turkish National Olympic Committee
- Vedat Albayrak at The-Sports.org