Georgios Balarjishvili (born 23 September 2002) is a Cypriot judoka.
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| Born | 23 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Cyprus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 2nd dan black belt[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Champ. | R64 (2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16 (2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 37462 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 112766 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 12 November 2023. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balarjishvili won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 66 kg event after defeating Finlay Allan in the final. It was Cyprus' first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal in judo.[2] He was also, at the age of nineteen, the second youngest winner ever beheind Craig Fallon in 2002. Prior to the Commonwealth Games, Balarjishvili had claimed a bronze medal at the Junior European Cup in Athens in 2022.[3]
References edit
- ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Georgios Balarjishvili Wins First Ever Commonwealth Games Gold for Cyprus". www.judoinside.com/. Judo Inside. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
Balarjishvili claimed the first ever gold for Cyprus in the Commonwealth Games judo history.
- ^ "Georgios Balarjishvili". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
External links edit
- Georgios Balarjishvili at the International Judo Federation
- Georgios Balarjishvili at JudoInside.com
- Georgios Balarjishvili at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Georgios Balarjishvili at Olympics.com
- Georgios Balarjishvili at The-Sports.org
- Georgios Balarjishvili on Instagram
