Georgii Zantaraia

Georgii Zantaraia
Personal information
Native name
გიორგი ზანთარაია
CitizenshipUkraine
Born (1987-10-21) 21 October 1987
Gali, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Home townKyiv, Ukraine
OccupationJudoka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportJudo
‍–‍66 kg
Coached byV. M. Briman, V. V. Dubrova
Achievements and titles
R16 (2020)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2009)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2011, 2017, 2019)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Rotterdam‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Tokyo‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Paris‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Chelyabinsk‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Baku‍–‍66 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Minsk‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuMen's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Istanbul‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Warsaw‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2009 Tbilisi‍–‍60 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2015 Rabat‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place2014 Paris‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Paris‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Düsseldorf‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Paris‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Abu Dhabi‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Paris‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Paris‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2009 Abu Dhabi‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Düsseldorf‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Qingdao‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Samsun‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Zagreb‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Tbilisi‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Hohhot‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Zagreb‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Tunis‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Baku‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Jeju‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Budapest‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Tbilisi‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Salzburg‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 Zagreb‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Tallinn‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF560
JudoInside.com25753
Updated on 23 May 2023

Georgii Zantaraia (Georgian: გიორგი ზანთარაია, romanized: giorgi zantaraia; Ukrainian: Георгій Малхазович Зантарая; born 21 October 1987), also known as Heorhiy Zantaraia, is a Georgian-born Ukrainian judoka.[1][2][3]

Zantaraia is a candidate for the Kyiv City Council of the party Servant of the People in the 2020 Kyiv local election set for 25 October 2020.[4][5]

Career

Zantaraia became World Champion in the −60 kg division at the 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam.[6] That same year he won the silver medal at the 2009 European Judo Championships in Tbilisi, being beaten by Russia's Arsen Galstyan in the final.

In 2010 Zantaraia won the silver medal at the 2010 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, unable to defend his title against Uzbekistan's Rishod Sobirov who would retain his title in 2011, while Zantaraia claimed the bronze that year in Paris.[7] Zantaraia would however win his first European title at the 2011 European Judo Championships in Istanbul, beating in the final Betkil Shukvani, who at the time (and until 2015) represented Georgia.[8] In 2013 Zantaraia won another bronze medal at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[9]

He competed in the men's 66 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Georgii Zantaraia". JudoInside.com.
  2. ↑ "ZANTARAIA Georgii". IJF.org.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heorhiy Zantaraia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ (in Ukrainian) Yevhenia Kuleba headed the list of "Servants of the People" in the Kyiv City Council elections, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 September 2020)
  5. ↑ Rada appoints next elections to local self-govt bodies for Oct 25, Interfax-Ukraine (15 July 2020)
  6. ↑ "Rotterdam 2009: Day 1st – Asia and Europe grab all 12 medals". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  7. ↑ SOBIROV AND JAPAN DOMINATE FIRST DAY OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
  8. ↑ "Zantaraia takes the European title U60kg". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  9. ↑ History made as Kosovo claim first major world title
  10. ↑ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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