Varlam Liparteliani (; born 27 February 1989) is a Georgian
judoka
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. He has won silver at Olympic and World level.
Career
He competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in the
-90 kg event and lost in the second round to
Mark Anthony. At the
European Judo Championships
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, Liparteliani won gold in
2012
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,
2014
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and
2016
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, silver in
2009 European Judo Championships
The 2009 European Judo Championships were held at the Sports Palace, in Tbilisi, Georgia
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,
2010 European Judo Championships
The 2010 European Judo Championships were held at the Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, in Vienna, Austria, from 22 to 25 April 2010.
Medal overview Men
Women
Medal table
Results overview Men –60 kg
–66 kg
–73 kg
–81 ...
,
2013 European Judo Championships and
2015 European Judo Championships, and bronze in
2011 European Judo Championships.
He is the captain of the Georgia Judo National Team and the
Georgia Olympic Team.
He is coached by Gugava Giorgi.
At the
2016 Olympic Games
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, he won the silver medal. He beat
Komronshokh Ustopiriyon
Komronshokh Ustopiriyon (born 7 January 1993) is a Tajikistani judoka.
Ustopiriyon competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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,
Ovini Uera,
Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar
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He participated at the 2018 World Judo Championship ...
and
Gwak Dong-han
Gwak Dong-han (Hangul: 곽동한; ; born 20 April 1992) is a South Korean judoka. He won the gold medal in the 90 kg event at the 2015 World Judo Championships. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 8 February 2016).
He was his coa ...
before losing to
Mashu Baker
, is a male Japanese judoka.
His father is an American.[2021 Judo World Masters
The 2021 Judo World Masters was held in Doha, Qatar, from 11 to 13 January 2021.
Medal summary Medal table
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Men's events
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Women's events
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Prize money
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Liparteliani's favourite skill is uchi mata. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 25 September 2018).
In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the <div class=)
held in Doha, Qatar.
Personal life
Liparteliani began judo aged 11. His inspirations were Japanese legend
Kōsei Inoue
is a Japanese judoka. He won the gold medal in the under 100 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is well known for his specialty throws, Uchi Mata (, inner thigh throw) and Ōuchi gari (, major inner reap).
He is considered by th ...
and fellow Georgian judoka
Zurab Zviadauri
Zurab Zviadauri (born July 2, 1981) is a Georgian judoka who competed in the Men's 90 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal, the first for Georgia. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program. He also won ...
. He is married and has three sons.
Liparteliani was involved in a car accident with teammate
Avtandil Tchrikishvili
Avtandili Tchrikishvili (; born 18 March 1991) is a Georgian judoka. After Tchrikishvilli won the World Championships in 2014, the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia named him the Best Georgian Sportsman of 2014. He is currently ran ...
during a training camp in
Borjomi, Georgia, right before the
2012 Olympics
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. The passengers in the car were heavily injured, but survived.
Competitive record
''(as of 25 September 2018)''
Achievements
Medals
;2010
: Grand Prix,
Tunis
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: Grand Slam,
Rio de Janeiro
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: Grand Prix,
Rotterdam
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;2011
: Grand Prix,
Abu Dhabi
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...
;2012
: Grand Prix,
Düsseldorf
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: Grand Slam,
Rio de Janeiro
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;2013
: Grand Slam,
Paris
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: Grand Prix,
Düsseldorf
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: World Masters,
Tyumen
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: Grand Slam,
Tokyo
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;2014
: Grand Slam,
Paris
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: Grand Prix,
Havana
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;2015
: Grand Prix,
Düsseldorf
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: Grand Prix,
Tbilisi
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: Grand Slam,
Paris
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;2016
: Grand Slam,
Paris
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;2017
: Grand Prix,
Zagreb
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: Grand Slam,
Paris
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: Grand Prix,
Ekaterinburg
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: World Masters,
St. Petersburg
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;2018
: Grand Slam,
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
: Grand Slam,
Düsseldorf
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: World Masters,
Guangzhou
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;2019
: Grand Slam,
Paris
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Male judoka from Georgia (country)
1989 births
People from Mtskheta
Living people
Olympic judoka of Georgia (country)
Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2015 European Games
European Games medalists in judo
European Games silver medalists for Georgia (country)
Olympic silver medalists for Georgia (country)
Olympic medalists in judo
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 2019 European Games
Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics