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Vazha Margvelashvili

Vazha Margvelashvili
Personal information
Native nameვაჟა მარგველაშვილი
Born (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 31)
Gori, Georgia
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2020)
World Champ.Bronze (2017, 2024)
European Champ.Gold (2016, 2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍66 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Doha ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 The Hague ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Havana ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Poreč ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9546
JudoInside.com73171
Updated on 2 February 2025

Vazha Margvelashvili (Georgian: ვაჟა მარგველაშვილი; born 3 October 1993) is a Georgian judoka.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2016[2][3] and the 2024 European Judo Championships, and the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 66 kg event.

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

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  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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