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Georgii Zantaraia
Personal information
Native nameგიორგი ზანთარაია
CitizenshipUkraine
Born (1987-10-21) 21 October 1987 (age 36)
Gali, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Home town Kyiv, Ukraine
Occupation Judoka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country  Ukraine
Sport Judo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Coached by V. M. Briman, V. V. Dubrova [ uk]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R16 ( 2020)
World Champ.Gold ( 2009)
European Champ.Gold ( 2011, 2017, 2019)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing   Ukraine
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Warsaw ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍60 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2014 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Salzburg ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Zagreb ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Tallinn ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 560
JudoInside.com 25753
Updated on 23 May 2023.

Georgii Zantaraia ( Georgian: გიორგი ზანთარაია; Ukrainian: Георгій Малхазович Зантарая; born 21 October 1987) is a Georgian-born Ukrainian judoka. [1] [2] [3]

Zantaraia is a candidate for the Kyiv City Council of the party Servant of the People in the 2020 Kyiv local election set for 25 October 2020. [4] [5]

Career

Zantaraia became World Champion in the −60 kg division at the 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam. [6] That same year he won the silver medal at the 2009 European Judo Championships in Tbilisi, being beaten by Arsen Galstyan in the final.

In 2010 Zantaraia won the silver medal at the 2010 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, unable to defend his title against Rishod Sobirov who would retain his title in 2011, while Zantaraia claimed the bronze that year in Paris. [7] Zantaraia would however win his first European title at the 2011 European Judo Championships in Istanbul beating Betkil Shukvani in the final. [8] In 2013 Zantaraia won another bronze medal at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro. [9]

He competed in the men's 66 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [10]

References

  1. ^ Judo Inside
  2. ^ IJF profile
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgii Zantaraia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. ^ (in Ukrainian) Yevhenia Kuleba headed the list of "Servants of the People" in the Kyiv City Council elections, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 September 2020)
  5. ^ Rada appoints next elections to local self-govt bodies for Oct 25, Interfax-Ukraine (15 July 2020)
  6. ^ Rotterdam 2009: Day 1st – Asia and Europe grab all 12 medals
  7. ^ SOBIROV AND JAPAN DOMINATE FIRST DAY OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
  8. ^ "Zantaraia takes the European title U60kg". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  9. ^ History made as Kosovo claim first major world title
  10. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Georgii Zantaraia at Wikimedia Commons

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Georgii Zantaraia
Personal information
Native nameგიორგი ზანთარაია
CitizenshipUkraine
Born (1987-10-21) 21 October 1987 (age 36)
Gali, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Home town Kyiv, Ukraine
Occupation Judoka
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country  Ukraine
Sport Judo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg
Coached by V. M. Briman, V. V. Dubrova [ uk]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R16 ( 2020)
World Champ.Gold ( 2009)
European Champ.Gold ( 2011, 2017, 2019)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing   Ukraine
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Baku ‍–‍66 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Warsaw ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍60 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2014 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Zagreb ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Salzburg ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Zagreb ‍–‍60 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Tallinn ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 560
JudoInside.com 25753
Updated on 23 May 2023.

Georgii Zantaraia ( Georgian: გიორგი ზანთარაია; Ukrainian: Георгій Малхазович Зантарая; born 21 October 1987) is a Georgian-born Ukrainian judoka. [1] [2] [3]

Zantaraia is a candidate for the Kyiv City Council of the party Servant of the People in the 2020 Kyiv local election set for 25 October 2020. [4] [5]

Career

Zantaraia became World Champion in the −60 kg division at the 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam. [6] That same year he won the silver medal at the 2009 European Judo Championships in Tbilisi, being beaten by Arsen Galstyan in the final.

In 2010 Zantaraia won the silver medal at the 2010 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, unable to defend his title against Rishod Sobirov who would retain his title in 2011, while Zantaraia claimed the bronze that year in Paris. [7] Zantaraia would however win his first European title at the 2011 European Judo Championships in Istanbul beating Betkil Shukvani in the final. [8] In 2013 Zantaraia won another bronze medal at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro. [9]

He competed in the men's 66 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [10]

References

  1. ^ Judo Inside
  2. ^ IJF profile
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgii Zantaraia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. ^ (in Ukrainian) Yevhenia Kuleba headed the list of "Servants of the People" in the Kyiv City Council elections, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 September 2020)
  5. ^ Rada appoints next elections to local self-govt bodies for Oct 25, Interfax-Ukraine (15 July 2020)
  6. ^ Rotterdam 2009: Day 1st – Asia and Europe grab all 12 medals
  7. ^ SOBIROV AND JAPAN DOMINATE FIRST DAY OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
  8. ^ "Zantaraia takes the European title U60kg". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  9. ^ History made as Kosovo claim first major world title
  10. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Georgii Zantaraia at Wikimedia Commons


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