Givi Onashvili

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Givi Onashvili
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Givi Onashvili in 1972
Personal information
Full nameGivi Ivanovich Onashvili
Born (1947-07-27) 27 July 1947 (age 76)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Soviet Union
Sport Judo
Weight class +93 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg (1972)
World Champ. Bronze medal world centered-2.svg (1969)
European Champ. Gold medal europe.svg (1974, 1975)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Munich +93 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1969 Mexico City +93 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 London +93 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Lyon Open
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1969 Oostende +93 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1972 Voorburg +93 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Kyiv +93 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Göteborg +93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 2930
JudoInside.com 5870
Updated on 24 June 2023

Givi Ivanovich Onashvili (born 27 July 1947) is a Georgian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the heavyweight class.

Onashvili won a bronze medal in the 1969 World Judo Championships in Mexico City. He is a double European Champion (London 1974 and Lyon 1975), three times silver medalist (Oostende 1969, Voorburg 1972 and Kiev 1976) and bronze medalist in Göteborg 1971. In 1976 he won a silver medal in the International Tournament of Paris.

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