![]() ![]() Next year, he can tie the judo record by winning a medal at a fifth Olympics, joining retired Ryoko Tamura-Tani of Japan, according to. He missed last year’s worlds due to an ankle injury. Riner has sparingly competed since the Tokyo Olympics, but won both of his starts in top-level Grand Slams over the last two years. He also went undefeated in 154 matches across all competitions from December 2010 until February 2020. ![]() Riner, a 6-foot-8-inch native of Guadeloupe, is now the youngest and oldest man to win a world judo title, according to Gracenote. He also won two world titles in separate open competitions without weight categories, plus took gold in Tokyo in the Olympic debut of a mixed-gender team event. He then took bronze at the Olympics in 2021, snapping a streak of nine consecutive Olympic or world heavyweight titles (when he competed) dating to 2009. Since his last world title in 2017, he skipped worlds in 20 to rest up for the Tokyo Games. It marked Riner’s return to the top of a global championship podium. Riner, 34, beat Russian Inal Tasoev in the men’s heavyweight final in Doha. France’s Teddy Riner earned a record-extending 11th world title in judo in his first world championships appearance since 2017. ![]()
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