Zurab Zviadauri

Georgian judoka (born 1981)

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Zurab Zviadauri

Zurab Zviadauri in his native Khevsureti

Personal information

Born

(1981-07-02) 2 July 1981 (age 42)

Occupation

Judoka

Sport

Country

Georgia

Sport

Judo

Weight class

–90 kg

Achievements and titles

Olympic Games

(2004)

World Champ.

(2001, 2003)

European Champ.

(2002)

Medal record

Men's judo

Representing Georgia
Olympic Games
	2004 Athens	‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
	2001 Munich	‍–‍90 kg
	2002 Basel	Men's team
	2003 Osaka	‍–‍90 kg
European Championships
	2002 Maribor	Men's team
	2003 London	Men's team
	2012 Chelyanbinsk	Men's team
	2002 Maribor	‍–‍90 kg
	2006 Belgrade	Men's team
World Juniors Championships
	2000 Nabeul	‍–‍90 kg

Profile at external databases

IJF

4162

JudoInside.com

6423

Updated on 30 May 2023.

Zurab Zviadauri (born 2 July 1981) is a Georgian judoka who competed in the Men's 90 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal, the first for Georgia.^[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.

Zvidauri was arrested on 17 August 2021, in connection with the murder of three people.^[6]

References

^ Athens 2004 judo
^ "Georgia National Olympic Committee extends sponsorship deal with Azerbaijan oil company". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^ Zurab Zviadauri from Judo Inside
^ Breen, Jordan (7 July 2009). "Sengoku Signs Another Top-Notch Judoka". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
^ "Zviadauri, Zurab". Parliament of Georgia. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ "Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri arrested in connection with murder of three people in Tsinandali". www.interpressnews.ge. Retrieved 17 August 2021.