Zurab Zviadauri
 Zurab Zviadauri in his native Khevsureti | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Judo | ||
Competitor for  Georgia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2004 Athens | 90 kg |
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2001 Munich | 90 kg |
| | 2003 Osaka | 90 kg |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Maribor | 90 kg |
| Teams World Championships | ||
| | 2002 Basel | Teams |
| Teams European Championships | ||
| | 2002 Maribor | Teams |
| | 2003 London | Teams |
| | 2012 Chelyanbinsk | Teams |
| | 2006 Belgrade | Teams |
Zurab Zviadauri (born July 2, 1981) is a Georgian judoka who competed in the Men's 90 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal.[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.
References
- ↑ Sports reference profile
- ↑ Athens 2004 judo
- ↑ Zurab Zviadauri from Judo Inside
- ↑ Breen, Jordan (2009-07-07). "Sengoku Signs Another Top-Notch Judoka". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ "Zviadauri, Zurab". Parliament of Georgia. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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