Georgios Balarjishvili

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Georgios Balarjishvili
Personal information
Born (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21)
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 Commonwealth Games Gold medal blank.svg (2022)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Perth 66 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 66 kg
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]

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References

  1. "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation . p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "Georgios Balarjishvili". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.