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 Gaba in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 2001 Le Chesnay, France |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | France |
| Sport | Judo |
| –73 kg | |
| Coached by | Karine Petit |
| Achievements and titles | |
 (2024) | |
(2025) | |
(2024, 2025) | |
Highest world ranking | 1st[1][2] |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 46709 |
| JudoInside.com | 122378 |
| Updated on 13 December 2025 | |
Joan-Benjamin Gaba (born 7 January 2001) is a French judoka. He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics as well as the gold medal in the Mixed team event as a member of the French team.
Personal life
[edit]Gaba was born in Sèvres, in the Hauts-de-Seine department, into a family with roots in the French overseas department of Martinique.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 8 December 2025. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "World Ranking List, Men –73 kg". International Judo Federation. 8 December 2025. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "Judo JO 2024 : le Martiniquais Joan-Benjamin Gaba, le nouveau héros du judo français". Outre-mer la 1ère. 4 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Joan-Benjamin Gaba at the International Judo Federation
- Joan-Benjamin Gaba at the European Judo Union
- Joan-Benjamin Gaba at JudoInside.com
- Joan-Benjamin Gaba at Olympics.com
- Joan-Benjamin Gaba at Team France (in French)
- Joan-Benjamin Gaba at Olympedia
- Joan-Benjamin Gaba at InterSportStats
- Joan-Benjamin Gaba at JudoResults.net (multilingual since september 2024)
- Joan-Benjamin Gaba at The-Sports.org
- Joan-Benjamin Gaba on Instagram
World Judo Championships — Men's Lightweight | |
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1965: −68 kg • 1975–75: −63 kg • 1979–97: −71 kg • 1999–present: −73 kg | |
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- 2001 births
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- French male judoka
- French people of Martiniquais descent
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Olympic judoka for France
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