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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, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16 (2021, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| IJF | 37462 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 112766 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 3 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Balarjishvili claimed the first ever gold for Cyprus in the Commonwealth Games judo history.