Anzor Kiknadze

Anzor Kiknadze
Anzor Kiknadze at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born26 March 1934
Died17 November 1977 (aged 43)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportJudo
+80 kg, +93 kg, Open
ClubDynamo Tbilisi
Achievements and titles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1964)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1965, 1967)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1962, 1964, 1965,
1966)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1964 Tokyo+80 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1965 Rio de JaneiroOpen
Bronze medal – third place1967 Salt Lake City+93 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1962 EssenOpen
Gold medal – first place1964 BerlinOpen
Gold medal – first place1965 MadridOpen
Gold medal – first place1966 LuxembourgOpen
Silver medal – second place1967 RomeOpen
Silver medal – second place1968 Lausanne+93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54633
JudoInside.com5829
Updated on 25 June 2023

Anzor Kiknadze (Georgian: ანზორ კიკნაძე, Russian: Анзор Леванович Кикнадзе, 26 March 1934 – 17 November 1977) was a Georgian judoka who won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division (+80 kg) at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the world championships he won two bronze medals, in 1965 and 1967. At the European Championships he won an open title in 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1966, and finished second in 1967 and 1968. He was also European team champion in 1963–66, winning team bronzes in 1962 and 1967.[1] Nationally, he was a Soviet champion in sambo in 1961–1965, but never competed in the judo championships, which were first held in 1973. After retiring from competitions he coached sambo and judo in Tbilisi where he died in a car accident, aged 43.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Anzor Kiknadze (Soviet Union) . judoinside.com
  2. ↑ Anzor K'ik'nadze. sports-reference.com