Lukáš Krpálek

Lukáš Krpálek
Krpálek at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NicknamePredator
Born (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990
Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
OccupationJudoka
Height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg, +100 kg
ClubUSK Judo Prag
Coached byPetr Lacina
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2016, 2020)
World Champ. (2014, 2019)
European Champ. (2013, 2014, 2018)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Czech Republic
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍100 kg
2020 Tokyo+100 kg
World Championships
2014 Chelyabinsk‍–‍100 kg
2019 Tokyo+100 kg
2023 Doha‍–‍100 kg
2011 Paris‍–‍100 kg
2013 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍100 kg
European Games
2015 Baku‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
2013 Budapest‍–‍100 kg
2014 Montpellier‍–‍100 kg
2018 Tel Aviv+100 kg
2017 Warsaw+100 kg
2021 Lisbon+100 kg
2025 Podgorica+100 kg
World Masters
2015 Rabat‍–‍100 kg
2019 Qingdao+100 kg
2016 Guadalajara‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2013 Paris‍–‍100 kg
2013 Tokyo‍–‍100 kg
2022 Abu Dhabi+100 kg
2014 Paris‍–‍100 kg
2015 Abu Dhabi‍–‍100 kg
2017 Tokyo+100 kg
2018 Abu Dhabi+100 kg
2018 Osaka+100 kg
2009 Tokyo‍–‍100 kg
2015 Paris‍–‍100 kg
2018 Paris+100 kg
2019 Brasilia+100 kg
2021 Antalya+100 kg
2023 Tokyo+100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2017 Antalya+100 kg
2017 Hohhot+100 kg
2018 Cancún+100 kg
2023 Linz+100 kg
2023 Zagreb+100 kg
2024 Linz+100 kg
2010 Düsseldorf‍–‍100 kg
2025 Linz+100 kg
2010 Abu Dhabi‍–‍100 kg
2011 Düsseldorf‍–‍100 kg
2013 Samsun‍–‍100 kg
2015 Zagreb‍–‍100 kg
2019 Antalya+100 kg
2019 Hohhot+100 kg
2019 Montreal+100 kg
2023 Almada‍–‍100 kg
European U23 Championships
2012 Prague‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
2008 Bangkok‍–‍100 kg
2009 Paris‍–‍100 kg
European Junior Championships
2008 Warsaw‍–‍100 kg
2009 Yerevan‍–‍100 kg
European Cadet Championships
2006 Miskolc‍–‍90 kg
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan‍–‍100 kg
2013 KazanOpen
Profile at external databases
IJF613
JudoInside.com41555
Updated on 26 April 2025

Lukáš Krpálek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlukaːʃ ˈkr̩paːlɛk]; born 15 November 1990) is a Czech heavyweight judoka. A former world champion (2014, 2019), European champion (2013, 2014, 2018) and Olympic Champion (2016, 2021). 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.

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