Ushangi Kokauri ( az, Uşangi Kokauri, born 10 January 1992) is an Azerbaijani

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of Georgian origin, acting in the weight category over 100 kg, member of the national team of Azerbaijan in judo. Ushangi represented

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in Rio de Janeiro, where he competed in the men's +100 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by

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.He also take part at

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Biography

Ushangi Kokauri born 10 January 1992 in Georgia. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 he won Georgian youth judo championship. In 2012 he won the bronze medal in the championship of Georgia among adults. In November 2015 IJF Oceania Cup in

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(Australia) won a silver medal. In the same year he won the bronze medal at the IJF African Cup in

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. In February 2016 won a bronze medal at the IJF European Cup in

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and gold – in

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. In March of the same year he won the IJF African Cup in

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

. In April of the same in 2016 he won the bronze medal of the

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in the team standings. In May 2016, he was ranked 23rd in the world rankings. It was his best result in the world rankings.

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* * * 1992 births Living people Azerbaijani male judoka Olympic judoka for Azerbaijan Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Georgia (country) European Games competitors for Azerbaijan Judoka at the 2019 European Games Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Azerbaijani people Azerbaijani people of Georgian descent {{Azerbaijan-judo-bio-stub