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Joan-Benjamin Gaba

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Joan-Benjamin Gaba
Gaba in 2024
Personal information
Born (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 25)
Le Chesnay, France
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍73 kg
Coached byKarine Petit
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2024)
World Champ.‹See Tfd›Gold medal – World (2025)
European Champ.‹See Tfd›Bronze (2024, 2025)
Highest world ranking1st[1][2]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris ‍–‍73 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Budapest Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tashkent Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Doha Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Abu Dhabi Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zagreb Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zagreb ‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Podgorica ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Almada ‍–‍73 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sarajevo ‍–‍73 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Olbia Mixed team
Profile at external databases
IJF46709
JudoInside.com122378
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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "World Ranking List, Men –73 kg". International Judo Federation. 8 December 2025. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Judo JO 2024 : le Martiniquais Joan-Benjamin Gaba, le nouveau héros du judo français". Outre-mer la 1ère. 4 August 2024.
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