Giorgi Mujaridze ( ka, გიორგი მუჯარიძე; born 22 March 1998) is a Georgian athlete specialising in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

. He won a gold medal in the event at the

2018 Championships of the Small States of Europe The 2018 Championships of the Small States of Europe was the second edition of the biennial competition in outdoor track and field organised by the Athletic Association of Small States of Europe (AASE). It was held on 9 June 2018 at the Sportplatz ...

. His personal bests are 20.27 metres outdoors (Cairo 2016) and 21.21 metres indoors, the latter being a national record. Giorgi Mujaridze has won a historic victory at the European Throwing Cup 2019 in shot put. The athlete threw 20.27 meters in the shot put competition, obtaining the best result for the 23 and under age group in Samorin, Slovakia. Giorgi Mujaridze has broken the championship’s record and was ranked first among his 14 rivals. Mujairdze is the first athlete to win gold on behalf of Georgia in this competition. He competed in the

at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

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1998 births Living people Shot putters from Georgia (country) Olympic athletes for Georgia (country) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics European Games competitors for Georgia (country) Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games {{Georgia-athletics-bio-stub