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Andreja Leški (born 8 January 1997) is a Slovenian judoka. She won the silver medal in the women's 63 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1] She also competed at the World Judo Championships in 2017 and 2018.

In 2017, Leški was eliminated in her first match in the women's 63 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.

In 2021, Leški won one of the bronze medals in her event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[2][3] A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 63 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[4] In June, she won silver medal in the women's 63 kg event at the World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[1] In the final, she lost against Clarisse Agbegnenou of France.[1] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won one of the bronze medals in her event.[5]

In 2023, Leški won silver medal in the women's 63 kg event at the World Judo Championships in Doha, her second one from World Championships. She was again defeated in the final by Clarisse Agbegnenou.

References

  1. ^ a b c Berkeley, Geoff (9 June 2021). "Agbegnenou captures fifth world judo title with dominant display in Budapest". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ Gillen, Nancy (12 January 2021). "Four-time world champion Agbegnenou earns gold at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ^ Houston, Michael (17 April 2021). "Olympic champion Trstenjak among winners on day two of European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  5. ^ Houston, Michael (27 November 2021). "Renshall wins third IJF Judo Grand Slam of the year on second day in Abu Dhabi". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

External links

Media related to Andreja Leški at Wikimedia Commons


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