Andreja Leški (born 8 January 1997) is a Slovenian retired judoka, who won gold in the women's 63 kg at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She won silver medals in the women's 63kg event at the 2021 World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary and at the 2023 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. She also competed at the World Championships in 2017, 2018, 2022 & 2024.
Career Leški was eliminated in her first match in the women's 63kg event at the 2017 European Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.
Leški won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 63kg event at the 2021 European Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal. In June, she won silver medal in the women's 63 kg event at the 2021 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. In the final, she lost against Clarisse Agbegnenou of France. At the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won one of the bronze medals in her event.
In 2023, Leški won silver medal in the women's 63kg event at the 2023 World Championships in Doha, her second one from World Championships. She was again defeated in the final by Clarisse Agbegnenou.
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External links
Andreja Leški at Team Slovenia