Zurab Zviadauri
Zurab Zviadauri in his native Khevsureti
Personal information
Born (1981-07-02) 2 July 1981
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2004)
World Champ.Silver (2001, 2003)
European Champ.Bronze (2002)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens ‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Munich ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Basel Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Osaka ‍–‍90 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Maribor Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2003 London Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chelyanbinsk Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Maribor ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Belgrade Men's team
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Nabeul ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF4162
JudoInside.com6423
Updated on 30 May 2023.

Zurab Zviadauri (born 2 July 1981) is a Georgian judoka who competed in the Men's 90 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal, the first for Georgia.[1][2] He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program. He also won two silver medals on world championships (in 2001 and in 2003) and a bronze on European championship in 2002.[3]

Zvidauri is also signed to mixed martial arts-promotion World Victory Road, but has yet to make his MMA-debut.[4] In 2012, he was elected to the Parliament of Georgia for the Akhmeta Municipality on a Georgian Dream coalition ticket.[5]

Zviadauri is a cousin of another olympic champion, Georgian-born Greek Judoka Ilias Iliadis (born Jarji Zviadauri), who also won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympic games.

Zvidauri was arrested on 17 August 2021, in connection with the murder of three people.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Athens 2004 judo
  2. ↑ "Georgia National Olympic Committee extends sponsorship deal with Azerbaijan oil company". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Zurab Zviadauri from Judo Inside
  4. ↑ Breen, Jordan (7 July 2009). "Sengoku Signs Another Top-Notch Judoka". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Zviadauri, Zurab". Parliament of Georgia. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri arrested in connection with murder of three people in Tsinandali". www.interpressnews.ge. Retrieved 17 August 2021.


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