Vazha Margvelashvili

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

Vazha Margvelashvili

Personal information
Native name	ვაჟა მარგველაშვილი
Nationality	Georgia
Born	(1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 29) Gori, Georgia
Occupation	Judoka
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Georgia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–66 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2017)
European Champ.	(2016)
Olympic Games	(2020)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Georgia Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo –66 kg World Championships 2017 Budapest –66 kg European Games 2019 Minsk –66 kg European Championships 2016 Kazan –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 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
IJF	9546
JudoInside.com	73171
Updated on 16 February 2023.

In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.^[3][4] 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.^[5]

He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.^[6]

References

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

External links

• Vazha Margvelashvili at the International Judo Federation 
• Vazha Margvelashvili at JudoInside.com 
• Vazha Margvelashvili at Olympedia