Krisna Bayu

Krisna Bayu (born December 24, 1974 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian judoka, who competed in the men's middleweight category.[1] He won the gold medal in the 100-kg division at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, picked up a bronze in the 90-kg at the 2004 Asian Judo Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and represented his nation Indonesia in three editions of the Olympic Games (1996, 2000, and 2004).[2][3]

Krisna Bayu
Personal information
Full nameKrisna Bayu
Nationality Indonesia
Born (1974-12-24) 24 December 1974
Jakarta, Indonesia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)90 kg
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
2001 Kuala Lumpur 100 kg
2011 Palembang 100 kg
Asian Championships
2004 Almaty 90 kg

Bayu made his official debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he competed in the men's 86-kg class. He lost his opening match to Spain's León Villar, who successfully scored an ippon and duly wrapped him on the tatami with a side-quarter hold (yoko shiho gatame) at three minutes and fourteen seconds.[4]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Bayu crashed out early again in his opening match of the men's 90-kg division to Brazil's Carlos Honorato by an ippon and a vertical four-quarter hold (tate shiho gatame) with only fourteen seconds remaining.[5] While his Brazilian opponent moving forward to the semifinal, Bayu gave himself a chance for the nation's first ever Olympic judo medal through the repechage, but saw it slipping away in his first playoff defeat to another Spaniard Fernando González, who subdued him on the mat in a corner reversal throw (sumi gaeshi) two minutes and twenty-one seconds into the match.[6][7] The following year, Bayu reached the pinnacle of his sporting career upon capturing the gold medal in the 100-kg division at the Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8]

Eight years after his official Olympic debut, Bayu qualified for his third Indonesian squad, as a 29-year-old, in the men's middleweight class (90 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third and receiving a berth from the Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[9] Unlike his previous Olympic stint, Bayu denied his third chance of an Olympic medal, as he trailed behind Mongolia's Tsend-Ayuushiin Ochirbat by a 1–0 record on waza-ari at the end of their five-minute opening match.[10][11] Bayu was also initially selected by the Indonesian Olympic Committee to supposedly carry the nation's flag in the opening ceremony, but decided to hand over his role to windsurfer I Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana.[12]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Krisna Bayu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. Kurniawan, Moch (5 December 2005). "Judo meets target, weightlifting falls short". Jakarta: The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. "Bayu wins gold for Indonesia". Olympic Council of Asia. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. "Atlanta 1996: Judo – Men's Middleweight (85kg)" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. pp. 321–322. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  5. Garavello, Murilo (20 September 2000). "Honorato chuta balança e sonha com picanha" [Honorato kicks balance and dreams of sirloin] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  6. "Sydney 2000: Judo – Men's Middleweight (90kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 102–103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  7. Fernández, Juan José (21 September 2000). "Úrsula Martín roza las medallas" [Úrsula Martín fails to medal] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  8. "RI judo squad not likely to train overseas". Jakarta: The Jakarta Post. 28 May 2003. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  9. "Krisna Bayu Ikut Kualifikasi Olimpiade" [Krisna Bayu joins the Olympic squad] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Suara Merdeka. 17 January 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  10. "Judo: Men's Middleweight (90kg/198 lbs) Round of 32". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  11. Kurniawan, Moch (4 September 2004). "Olympian Krisna Bayu earns judo gold for South Sumatra". Jakarta: The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  12. "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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