Vedat Albayrak

Vedat Albayrak
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31)
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 GamesR16 (2024)
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
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zagreb ‍–‍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
Silver medal – second place 2024 Odivelas ‍–‍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 31 July 2024

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]

  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.
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  6. ^ Lloyd, Owen (18 February 2022). "Japanese judoka Horikawa and Tanaka victorious at Tel Aviv Grand Slam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.