Lukáš Krpálek

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Lukáš Krpálek
Judoka
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight113 kg (249 lb)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg, +100 kg
ClubUSK Praha
Coached byPetr Lacina[3][4]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2016, 2020)
World Champ.Gold (2014, 2019)
European Champ.Gold (
2014, 2018
)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo +100 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Doha ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍100 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Budapest
‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Montpellier
‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tel Aviv +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Warsaw +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lisbon +100 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Qingdao +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2013 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Abu Dhabi +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tokyo +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Abu Dhabi +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Osaka +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Paris +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Brasilia +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Antalya +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tokyo +100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Antalya +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hohhot +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cancún +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Linz +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb +100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Linz +100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Antalya +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hohhot +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Montreal +100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Almada ‍–‍100 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Prague ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bangkok ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Warsaw ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Yerevan ‍–‍100 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Miskolc ‍–‍90 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan Open
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 11 March 2024.
Lukáš Krpálek at the 2012 Prague Grand Prix

Lukáš Krpálek (Czech pronunciation:

2014, 2018) and former and current Olympic Champion (2016, 2020). He is the most successful judoka in Czech and Czechoslovak history, and was named Czech Judoka of the Year eight times between 2008 and 2015.[4]

Personal life

Krpálek took up judo by chance – he wanted to train in karate, but his uncle mistook judo for karate.[5] His brother Michal is also a judoka who served as a sparring partner for the Czech judo team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6] In 2015 Krpálek married Eva Kaderková; they have a son Antonín, born in 2016.[7][8]

Krpálek is an avid motorcycle collector and fisherman.[9][10]

Judo career

Junior

Krpálek took up judo when he was 6 years old in his hometown of Jihlava[4] under the tutorship of Josef Šimáček. His first coach described him as very tall and slim with poor agility and technique. In 2005 Krpálek moved to a new club SCM Brno, where he was led by the coach Jaroslav Švec. In this year he also became a member of Czech national cadet judo team. In 2006 Krpálek achieved his first international success when he came in second at the Cadet European Judo Championships. From 2007, he was part of the national junior judo team, which was then led by Krpálek's current coach Petr Lacina. His first major success in the junior category came in 2007 when he finished 5th at the Junior European Judo Championships.[11] Next year Krpálek became both the world and the European junior champion.[12]

Senior

2009–2011

On 6 June 2009 Krpálek won his first senior Grand Prix tournament in Bucharest.[13] In August the same year he participated in his first World Judo Championships, held in Rotterdam that year. He was defeated in the first round by the French judoka Cyrille Maret. Later in 2009 Krpálek was defeated in the final of the Junior European Judo Championships by Elmar Gasimov of Azerbaijan, who would become his great rival at senior level.[14] However Krpálek became the world junior champion again that year.[15] His biggest rival in 2011 was the Japanese judoka Takamasa Anai. He defeated Krpálek in the final of Grand Prix in Düsseldorf and later in the World Championships in Tokyo again, this time in the third round. At the European Championships in 2011 Krpálek placed fifth after being defeated by two Georgian judokas. In June he won three Grand Prix tournaments in a row and became the first Czech judoka since the independence of the country to win a medal at the World Judo Championships, when he won a bronze medal in Paris.[16]

2012 Olympics

At the start of the 2012 season, Krpálek was already guaranteed a spot at the

Tagir Khaibulaev from Russia. With one minute remaining Krpálek was leading by one yuko, awarded after his successful Ōuchi gari technique. Fighting on the ground, Khaibulaev was able to get away from his opponents grip, then he proceeded to successfully hold Krpálek and was awarded an ippon. After the defeat Krpálek faced Henk Grol in a repechage, and again lost by ippon, this time via Ōuchi gari. Krpálek finished seventh overall.[1][19]

2013–2015

Krpálek entered the new Olympic cycle with a victory at the

judo competition which that year served as the 2015 European Judo Championships as well, Krpálek lost in the finals to Henk Grol.[28] At the 2015 World Judo Championships Krpálek finished fifth.[29]

2016 Olympics

In 2016 he once again participated in Grand Slam Paris, where he lost to the Japanese judoka

Grigori Minaskin in the first round.[31]
At that time Krpálek had been third in the world rankings and thus he had qualified for the
yuko, but towards the end of the match Krpálek's physical superiority became apparent. In the last minute he had been awarded a waza-ari after a successful Sumi gaeshi, and won the match. Krpálek faced the Kazakh judoka Maxim Rakov next and won after his opponent was given two shidos. In the quarterfinals he fought against the reigning world champion Ryunosuke Haga of Japan. This match was similar to the previous one and after a careful performance, Krpálek won by a difference of one shido. Cyrille Maret was his opponent for the semi-finals. Throughout the match Krpálek stayed more active and led by one shido. With one minute remained he won by ippon through an Oseakomi waza. In the final Krpálek faced Elmar Gasimov. Both judokas tried to be active, but failed to score. Near the end Krpálek won by ippon via Ōuchi gari and became the Olympic champion. At the victory ceremony he paid tribute to his departed friend, judoka Alexandr Jurečka.[34][35][36]

2020 Olympics

Krpálek became the Olympic champion in the heavyweight division.[37]

2022 and Switch Back to Light Heavyweight

In January 2022, Krpalek announced that he would switch back to under 100 kg division (Light Heavyweight) to pursue his third Olympic gold medal.[38] This would make him the first judoka in history to win three Olympic gold medals in two different weight classes.

Style

Krpálek has been called an "intelligent beast" by his coach Petr Lacina.

Osoto gari in combination with Harai goshi or Uchi mata
, yet Sumi gaeshi remained his Tokui waza (favorite personal technique).

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