Shamil Borchashvili

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Shamil Borchashvili
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Borchashvili (blue) participates in the Austrian 1. Bundesliga 2022
Personal information
Nationality Austrian
Born (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 29)
Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
Occupation Judoka
Employer Austrian Armed Forces
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Website shamilborchashvili.at OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Sport
CountryFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Sport Judo
Weight class 81 kg
Rank      1st dan black belt [2]
League Erste Judo Bundesliga
Club Judo LZ Wels
Coached by Yvonne Snir-Bönisch
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg (2020)
World Champ. Bronze medal world centered-2.svg (2022)
European Champ. Bronze medal europe.svg (2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 81 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tashkent 81 kg
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minsk Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Zagreb 81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Tbilisi 81 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Ulaanbaatar 81 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Tashkent 81 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Baku 81 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Tashkent 81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Linz 81 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Tashkent 81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 41412
JudoInside.com 60508
Updated on 27 April 2024

Shamil Borchashvili (born 9 June 1995) is an Austrian judoka. [3] [4] He is a first degree black belt. [2]

Contents

Career

He immigrated to Wels, Austria with his family from Chechnya, Russia when he was a child. [5]

Borchashvili won the silver medal at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi in the -81 kg class. [6]

Borchashvili won the bronze medal in the men's 81kg Judo competition in the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021 in Tokyo. [7]

Borchashvli won another bronze medal in the Men's 81 kg at the 2022 World Judo Championships by defeating 2020 Olympic silver medalist Saeid Mollaei. [8] [9]

Although he managed to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics he decided not to start and was replaced with his brother Wachid Borchashvili. [10] [11]

Personal life

Borchashvili is a graduate of the mechanical engineering department of the HTL Wels. [12]

His brothers Wachid Borchashvili and Kimran Borchashvili[de] [13] are also part of the national team. [14] [15] Wachid won the gold medal at the 2023 Grand Slam Tbilisi.

In the fall of 2024, the Borchashvili brothers founded a new martial arts club. [16]

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References

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