Vedat Albayrak

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]

Vedat Albayrak

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31) Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country	Greece (until 2016)  Turkey (since 2018)
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍81 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	R16 (2024)
World Champ.	(2018)
European Champ.	(2021, 2023)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Turkey World Championships 2018 Baku ‍–‍81 kg European Championships 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍81 kg 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍81 kg 2024 Zagreb ‍–‍81 kg World Masters 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍81 kg 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍81 kg IJF Grand Slam 2020 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg 2021 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg 2021 Baku ‍–‍81 kg 2019 Brasilia ‍–‍81 kg 2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍81 kg 2022 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍81 kg 2018 Osaka ‍–‍81 kg 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍81 kg IJF Grand Prix 2018 Agadir ‍–‍81 kg 2018 Antalya ‍–‍81 kg 2018 Tunis ‍–‍81 kg 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍81 kg 2024 Odivelas ‍–‍81 kg Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran ‍–‍81 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya ‍–‍81 kg Representing  Greece World Masters 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍81 kg IJF Grand Prix 2014 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg 2014 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg 2015 Budapest ‍–‍81 kg 2015 Jeju ‍–‍81 kg 2016 Havana ‍–‍81 kg 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg European U23 Championships 2014 Wrocław ‍–‍81 kg World Juniors Championships 2013 Ljubljana ‍–‍73 kg European Junior Championships 2013 Sarajevo ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	42500, 3416
JudoInside.com	51111
Updated on 31 July 2024

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.

External links

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