Giorgi Vazagashvili

Giorgi Vazagashvili
Personal information
Born19 April 1974 (1974-04-19) (age 51)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg, ‍–‍66 kg, ‍–‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2000)
World Champ. (1995)
European Champ. (1996, 1997)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
1995 Chiba ‍–‍60 kg
1993 Hamilton ‍–‍60 kg
1997 Paris ‍–‍65 kg
European Championships
1996 The Hague ‍–‍60 kg
1997 Oostende ‍–‍71 kg
1995 Birmingham ‍–‍60 kg
1996 St. Petersburg Men's team
1999 Bratislava ‍–‍73 kg
World Juniors Championships
1994 Cairo ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
1993 Arnhem ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF8187
JudoInside.com409
Updated on 31 May 2023

Giorgi Vazagashvili (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. 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.