Zviad Gogotchuri

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Zviad Gogotchuri
Personal information
Native nameზვიად გოგოჭური
Born (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 38)
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Georgia
Sport Judo
Weight class 90 kg, 100 kg
Achievements and titles
Paralympic Games Gold medal Paralympics.svg (2016)
World Champ. R32 (2011)
European Champ. 7th (2014)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Men's Paralympic judo
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 90 kg
IBSA European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Odivelas 90 kg
Men's judo
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Baku 90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Tbilisi 90 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Baku 90 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Abu Dhabi 90 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Düsseldorf 90 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Düsseldorf 90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 3500
JudoInside.com 53477
Updated on 27 November 2022

Zviad Gogotchuri (Georgian :ზვიად გოგოჭური, born 30 October 1986) is a visually impaired Georgian Paralympic judoka. He won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the 90 kg category. This marked his and Georgia's inaugural Paralympic medal. [1]

After arriving to Japan for the 2021 Summer Paralympics, he was arrested for assaulting a security guard at a Tokyo hotel on 16 August 2021. [2]

References

  1. Paralympic medal tally Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine rio2016.com Retrieved on 19 September 2016
  2. Paralympian from Georgia arrested over assault at Tokyo hotel Archived 17 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine . Mainichi. 16 August 2021