Vazha Margvelashvili

Vazha Margvelashvili (Georgian: ვაჟა მარგველაშვილი; born 3 October 1993) is a Georgian judoka.[1] He won gold medal at the 2016 European Judo Championships[2][3] and silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 66 kg event.

Vazha Margvelashvili
Personal information
Native nameვაჟა მარგველაშვილი
Born (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993
Gori, Georgia
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2020)
World Champ. (2017, 2024)
European Champ. (2016, 2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
2017 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
2016 Kazan ‍–‍66 kg
2024 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
2021 Lisbon ‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍66 kg
2019 Qingdao ‍–‍66 kg
2021 Doha ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
2023 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
2019 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
2017 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
2018 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
2018 The Hague ‍–‍66 kg
2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
2016 Havana ‍–‍66 kg
2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
2012 Poreč ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9546
JudoInside.com73171
Updated on 20 May 2024

In 2021, Margvelashvili won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[4][5] A few months later, he won the silver medal in the men's 66 kg event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[6]

Margvelashvili won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.[7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vazha Margvelashvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "Georgian judoka Vazha Margvelashvili crowned European champion". Agenda.ge. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. "Judoka Vazha Margvelashvili becomes champion of Europe". InterpressNews. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. Rowbottom, Mike (16 April 2021). "Buchard beats Giuffrida on dramatic opening day at European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  7. Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.


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