Lukáš Krpálek (2020)
Lukáš Krpálek (2020)Photo: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), 2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Lukáš Krpálek is a Czech judoka and two-time Olympic champion.[1][2] At the World Championships in Baku on 10 October 2026 he won a bronze medal, his sixth world medal.[2][3]

According to Deník.cz, which gives his age as 35, he won his first two bouts of the tournament against opponents from Canada and the United Arab Emirates. In the quarterfinal he lost by yuko to the world number one Inal Tasoev, who won the tournament. Krpálek reached the medal bouts through the Dutchman Jur Spijkers.[3] Seznam Zprávy report that he lost only to the winner of the tournament.[4]

According to Deník.cz, he also finished fifth at the World Championships in 2015, 2018 and 2024.[3]

Sources

  1. ČTK / České noviny — 10 October 2026
  2. iROZHLAS — 10 October 2026
  3. Deník.cz — 10 October 2026
  4. Seznam Zprávy — 10 October 2026