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Yeldos Smetov (Kazakh: Елдос Бақтыбайұлы Сметов, Eldos Bahtybaıuly Smetov; born 9 September 1992) is a Kazakh judoka and Olympic champion in 2024 in the under 60 kg weight category. He won gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games and the 2015 World Judo Championships, a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics, a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
In the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Yeldos Smetov defeated Luka Mkheidze in the final and won the gold medal, becoming the first ever judoka from Kazakhstan and central asia to win a gold medal.
Smetov also secured a gold and a bronze medal at the World Cup among youth in 2010 and 2011, respectively. He joined the adult national team in 2012 and won a bronze at the 2013 Asian Judo Championships in Bangkok, a silver at a Grand Prix stage in Samsun - a stage of the European Cup in Tbilisi, and gold at an open European Cup in Warsaw. His first coach was Akhmet Zhumagulov.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yeldos Smetov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- "Smeto, Pareto claim first titles at world judo champs". Yahoo Sports. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- Yeldos Smetov. judoinside.com
- "2020 Summer Olympics — Judo - Men 60 kg Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- Khalatyan, Rafael (27 July 2024). "Judo: Yeldos Smetov and Natsumi Tsunoda secure Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- "Olympics | Yeldos Smetov wins Kazakhstan first ever Olympic judo gold (Updated)".
- "National teams—Smetov Eldos". Judo Federation Kazakhstan. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
External links
[REDACTED] Media related to Yeldos Smetov at Wikimedia Commons
- Yeldos Smetov at the International Judo Federation
- Yeldos Smetov at JudoInside.com
- Yeldos Smetov at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Yeldos Smetov at Olympics.com
- Yeldos Smetov at the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan (in Russian)
- Yeldos Smetov at Olympedia
- Yeldos Smetov at The-Sports.org
- Yeldos Smetov on Instagram
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