Georgii Zantaraia

Georgii Zantaraia (Georgian: გიორგი ზანთარაია; Ukrainian: Георгій Малхазович Зантарая; born 21 October 1987) is a Georgian-born Ukrainian judoka.[1][2][3]

Georgii Zantaraia
Personal information
Native nameგიორგი 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
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Coached byV. M. Briman, V. V. Dubrova
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2020)
World Champ. (2009)
European Champ. (2011, 2017, 2019)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍60 kg
2010 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
2011 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk ‍–‍66 kg
2015 Baku Men's team
European Championships
2011 Istanbul ‍–‍60 kg
2017 Warsaw ‍–‍66 kg
2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍60 kg
World Masters
2015 Rabat ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2014 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2015 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
2011 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
2019 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2020 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2009 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍60 kg
2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
2011 Qingdao ‍–‍60 kg
2013 Samsun ‍–‍66 kg
2015 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
2017 Hohhot ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
2010 Tunis ‍–‍60 kg
2011 Baku ‍–‍60 kg
2013 Jeju ‍–‍66 kg
2014 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
2007 Salzburg ‍–‍60 kg
2008 Zagreb ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
2006 Tallinn ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF560
JudoInside.com25753
Updated on 23 May 2023

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 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 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 Betkil Shukvani in the final.[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. Judo Inside
  2. IJF profile
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgii 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
  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). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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