Inbar Lanir (Hebrew: ענבר לניר; born 3 April 2000) is an Israeli Olympic judoka and 2023 world champion.[5][6] She competes in the under 78 kg weight category, and won gold medals at the 2023 World Masters[7][8][9] and 2023 Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam.[10][11][12]
Lanir was born in Yehud, Israel. Her mother Michal is an architect and former judoka[2][13] while her father Ronen is a project manager.[14][15] In her early years, Lanir practiced Ballet and Acrobatics alongside her judo trainings.[2][13]
Lanir has won the 2020 European U23 Championships[16][17][18][19] and placed 3rd in the 2019 European U23 Championships[20][21][22][23] and in the 2019 European U21 Championships.[24][25][26][27]
In the 2021 World Judo Championships, Lanir placed 7th after winning her first two matches, losing in the quarterfinal and the repechage.[28][29] That same year Lanir won bronze medals in the 2021 Tashkent Grand Slam[30][31][32] and the 2021 Tbilisi Grand Slam.[33][34]
Lanir represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics, competing at the women's 78 kg weight category. In her first match, she beat Mongolian Otgony Mönkhtsetseg with an 18 seconds ippon. In the round of 16, she lost to the Brazilian former two-time world champion, Mayra Aguiar, ending her part in the individual competition.[35][36][37][38]
In 2022, Lanir won one of the bronze medals in her event at the Judo Grand Prix Almada held in Almada, Portugal,[39][40][41][42] and three silver medals at Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar,[43][44][45] Grand Slam Budapest[46][47][48] and Grand Prix Zagreb.[49][50][51]
Year | Tournament | Place | Ref. |
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2021 | Grand Slam Tashkent | [30][31] | |
Grand Slam Tbilisi | [33][34] | ||
Grand Slam Paris | [53][54][55] | ||
Grand Slam Baku | [56][57] | ||
Grand Slam Abu Dhabi | [58][59][60] | ||
2022 | Grand Prix Almada | [40][41][42] | |
Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar | [43][44][45] | ||
Grand Slam Budapest | [46][47][48] | ||
Grand Prix Zagreb | [49][50][51] | ||
2023 | Grand Slam Tbilisi | [61][62][63] | |
World Championships | [6][64][65][66] | ||
Grand Slam Ulaanbaatar | [10][11][12] | ||
World Masters | [7][8][9] | ||
European Championships | [67][68][69] | ||
Grand Slam Tokyo | [70][71][72] |