Giorgi Vazagashvili

Giorgi Vazagashvili
Personal information
Born19 April 1974 (1974-04-19) (age 52)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
‍–‍60 kg, ‍–‍66 kg, ‍–‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2000)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1995)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1996, 1997)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2000 Sydney‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1995 Chiba‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place1993 Hamilton‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place1997 Paris‍–‍65 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 The Hague‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place1997 Oostende‍–‍71 kg
Silver medal – second place1995 Birmingham‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place1996 St. PetersburgMen's team
Bronze medal – third place1999 Bratislava‍–‍73 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 Cairo‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Arnhem‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF8187
JudoInside.com409
Updated on 31 May 2023

Giorgi Vazagashvili (Georgian: გიორგი ვაზაგაშვილი; born 19 April 1974[1]) is a Georgian judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Half Lightweight (‍–‍66 kg) category, together with Girolamo Giovinazzo of Italy.[2] Vazagashvili was a silver medalist at the Tokyo 1995 World Championships, and a bronze medalist at Hamilton 1993 and Paris 1997. Two times European champion in Hague 1996 and Oostende 1997, silver medalist in Birmingham 1995 and bronze medalist in Bratislava 1999. He is World Junior Champion in Cairo 1994, in final he won against Tadahiro Nomura. European Junior Champion in Arnhem 1993. Vazagashvili is champion of international tournament in Tbilisi 1992, 1993, Moscow 1993, 1997, Prague 1996, Munich 1997, Warsaw 2000, bronze medalist in Paris 1995, bronze medalist Matsutaro Shoriki Cup Tokyo 1998.

References

  1. ↑ "JudoInside - Giorgi Vazagashvili Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giorgi Vazagashvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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