Tato Grigalashvili

Tato Grigalashvili
Personal information
Native name
ტატო გრიგალაშვილი
Born (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999
OccupationJudoka
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
Tamar Gogoladze
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(m. 2021)​
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
‍–‍81 kg, ‍–‍90 kg
     Black belt
ClubKraftsportverein Esslingen 1894
Achievements and titles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2024)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2022, 2023, 2024)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2020, 2022, 2024)
Highest world ranking
1st[1]
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 Paris‍–‍81 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Tashkent‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Doha‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Abu Dhabi‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Budapest‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Budapest‍–‍81 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Prague‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Sofia‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Zagreb‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Montpellier‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Podgorica‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Tbilisi‍–‍81 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place2021 Doha‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Jerusalem‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2020 Düsseldorf‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Paris‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Paris‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Paris‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Tbilisi‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Baku‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tbilisi‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2019 Budapest‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Zagreb‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Linz‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Linz‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Antalya‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Tbilisi‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Zagreb‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Zagreb‍–‍81 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Poreč‍–‍81 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Budapest‍–‍81 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Zagreb‍–‍73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Marrakesh‍–‍81 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Vantaa‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Sofia‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Maribor‍–‍73 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2019 Naples‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF30227
JudoInside.com103978
Updated on 18 April 2026

Tato Grigalashvili (Georgian: ტატო გრიგალაშვილი; born 1 December 1999)[2] is a Georgian judoka. He won the silver medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] He is a four-time medalist, including three gold medals, in the men's 81 kg event at the World Judo Championships. He is also a three-time gold medalist in his event at the European Judo Championships.

Career

In 2018, Grigalashvili won one of the bronze medals in the men's 81 kg event at the Judo Grand Prix Antalya held in Antalya, Turkey.

The following year, Grigalashvili won one of the bronze medals in this event at the 2019 Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi held in Tbilisi, Georgia. In the same year, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 81 kg event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.[4][5]

In 2020, Grigalashvili won the gold medal in the men's 81 kg event at the Judo Grand Slam Düsseldorf held in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is also the gold medalist in the men's 81 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.[6][7]

In 2021, Grigalashvili won the gold medal in his event at the Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[8][9] He won the silver medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[10]

Grigalashvili won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France. He won the gold medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2022 European Judo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

At 2024 Summer Olympics, he won silver medal at ‍–‍81 kg weight class.[3]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2019Summer Universiade3rd−81 kg
2020European Championships1st
2021 Judo World Masters1st
World Championships2nd
2022 European Championships1st
World Championships1st
2023 World Championships1st
European Championships2nd
2024 European Championships1st
World Championships1st
Summer Olympics2nd

References

  1. ↑ "IJF World Ranking List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 20 September 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tato Grigalashvili". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 Khalatyan, Rafael (30 July 2024). "Judo: Nagase defends title, Leski stuns Olympic champion". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Gillen, Nancy (5 July 2019). "Hosts claim first gold medal of Naples 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Browne, Ken (20 November 2020). "Clarisse Agbegnenou storms to fifth European title in Prague". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Results". 2020 European Judo Championships. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Gillen, Nancy (12 January 2021). "Four-time world champion Agbegnenou earns gold at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (9 June 2021). "Agbegnenou captures fifth world judo title with dominant display in Budapest". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 June 2021.