PhotosBiographyFacebookTwitter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zviad Gogotchuri
Personal information
Born (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 37)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Georgia
Sport Judo
Weight class–90 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
Paralympic GamesGold ( 2016)
World Champ. R32 ( 2011)
European Champ.7th ( 2014)
Medal record
Representing   Georgia
Men's Paralympic judo
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro –90 kg
IBSA European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Odivelas –90 kg
Men's judo
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Baku –90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tbilisi –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Baku –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Abu Dhabi –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Düsseldorf –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 3500
JudoInside.com 53477
Updated on 27 November 2022.

Zviad Gogotchuri ( Georgian: ზვიად გოგოჭური, born 30 October 1986) is a visually impaired Georgian Paralympic judoka. He won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the 90 kg category. This marked his and Georgia's inaugural Paralympic medal. [1]

After arriving to Japan for the 2021 Summer Paralympics, he was arrested for assaulting a security guard at a Tokyo hotel on 16 August 2021. [2]

References

  1. ^ Paralympic medal tally Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine rio2016.com Retrieved on 19 September 2016
  2. ^ Paralympian from Georgia arrested over assault at Tokyo hotel. Mainichi. 16 August 2021

External links