Nestor Khergiani

Nestor Khergiani
Personal information
Born (1975-07-20) 20 July 1975
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
–60 kg
Achievements and titles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2004)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2007)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1998, 2003)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens‍–‍60 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 ParisMen's team
Gold medal – first place2008 TokyoMen's team
Silver medal – second place2002 BaselMen's team
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de Janeiro‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place1999 Birmingham‍–‍60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Oviedo‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place2002 MariborMen's team
Gold medal – first place2003 Düsseldorf‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place2003 LondonMen's team
Gold medal – first place2007 MinskMen's team
Bronze medal – third place1996 St. PetersburgMen's team
Bronze medal – third place1999 Bratislava‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2000 Wrocław‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2001 Paris‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2002 Maribor‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 BelgradeMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2007 Belgrade‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 Lisbon‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 Tbilisi‍–‍60 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place1999 Palma de Mallorca‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF767
JudoInside.com405
Updated on 30 May 2023

Nestor Khergiani (Georgian: ნესტორ ხერგიანი, born 20 July 1975) is a Georgian judoka.[1] He obtained silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the ‍–‍60 kg event where he lost in the final to Tadahiro Nomura.[2] Khergiani won silver in 2007 World Judo Championships and bronze in 1999 World Judo Championships. At the European Judo Championships he won gold in 1998 and 2003, bronze in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 and 2009.[3]

Khergiani has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since August 2001.

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2009European Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2008European Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2007World Judo Championships 2ndExtra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2006European Judo Championships 5thExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2004Olympic Games 2ndExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2003European Judo Championships 1stExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2002European Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2001World Judo Championships 5thExtra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2000European Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1999World Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1998European Judo Championships 1stExtra lightweight (60 kg)
1997European Judo Championships 7thExtra lightweight (60 kg)

References