Vazha Margvelashvili

Georgian judoka (born 1993)

Personal information

Native name

ვაჟა მარგველაშვილი

Born

(1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 30)
Gori, Georgia

Occupation

Judoka

Height

170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Sport

Country

Georgia

Sport

Judo

Weight class

‍–‍66 kg

Achievements and titles

Olympic Games

(2020)

World Champ.

(2017)

European Champ.

(2016, 2024)

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
	2024 Zagreb	‍–‍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
	2023 Abu Dhabi	‍–‍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 25 April 2024.

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

In 2021, Margvelashvili won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.^[4]^[5] 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.^[6]

Margvelashvili won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.^[7]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vazha Margvelashvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
^ "Georgian judoka Vazha Margvelashvili crowned European champion". Agenda.ge. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ "Judoka Vazha Margvelashvili becomes champion of Europe". InterpressNews. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ Rowbottom, Mike (16 April 2021). "Buchard beats Giuffrida on dramatic opening day at European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.