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| Born | 23 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Cyprus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 2nd dan black belt [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R64 ( 2021, 2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16 ( 2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (
2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 37462 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 112766 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 20 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Georgios Balarjishvili (born 23 September 2002) is a Cypriot judoka.
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
- ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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^
"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
- 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
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Cypriot male judoka
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Cyprus
- 21st-century Cypriot people
- Judoka at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Cyprus
- Judoka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Cyprus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 2nd dan black belt [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R64 ( 2021, 2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16 ( 2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games | (
2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 37462 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 112766 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 20 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Georgios Balarjishvili (born 23 September 2002) is a Cypriot judoka.
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
- ^ "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
- 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
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Cypriot male judoka
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Cyprus
- 21st-century Cypriot people
- Judoka at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Cyprus
- Judoka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games