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| Born | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Cyprus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 2nd dan black belt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R64 (2021, 2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16 (2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| 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. 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.
References
- "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "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.
- "Georgios Balarjishvili". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
External links
- Georgios Balarjishvili at the European Judo Union
- Georgios Balarjishvili at the International Judo Federation
- Georgios Balarjishvili at JudoInside.com
- Georgios Balarjishvili at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Georgios Balarjishvili at Olympics.com
- Georgios Balarjishvili at The-Sports.org
- Georgios Balarjishvili on Instagram
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Cypriot male judoka
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Cyprus
- 21st-century Cypriot people
- Judoka at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Mediterranean Games competitors for Cyprus
- Judoka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games