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David Khakhaleishvili
Georgian judoka (1971–2021)
David Rostomovich Khakhaleishvili (Georgian: დავით როსტომის ძე ხახალეიშვილი; 28 February 1971 – 11 January 2021) was a heavyweight Georgian judoka, mixed martial artist and Olympic gold medalist.[1] He was born in Kutaisi.
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| Born | 28 February 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 January 2021 (2021-01-12) (aged 49) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +95 kg, Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(1991, 1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(1993, 1993, 1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 2703 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 2645 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 5 June 2023. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Khakhaleishvili was expected to defend his heavyweight Olympic title at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. in a highly anticipated match against the reigning world champion, David Douillet, but Khakhaleishvili and his coach went to the wrong location for weigh-ins and Khakhaleishvili was disqualified from the competition for failing to make weight.[2]
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 1-2 | Yoshihiro Nakao | TKO (submission to punches) | K-1: Premium 2003 Dynamite!! | December 31, 2003 | 2 | 1:13 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | RINGS: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round | October 25, 1996 | Japan | Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round. | |||
| Win | 1-0 | Herman Renting | RINGS: Budokan Hall 1995 | January 25, 1995 | Tokyo, Japan |
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Khakhaleishvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- Rhoden, William C. "Defending Judo Champ in Wrong Place at Wrong Time" (July 21, 1996). The New York Times. Retrieved on April 19, 2011
- David Khakhaleishvili at the International Judo Federation
- David Khakhaleishvili at JudoInside.com
- David Khakhaleishvili at AllJudo.net (in French)
- David Khakhaleishvili at Sherdog
- David Khakhaleishvili at Tapology.com
- David Khakhaleishvili at Olympics.com
- David Khakhaleishvili at Olympics.com
- David Khakhaleishvili at Olympedia
- David Khakhaleishvili at The-Sports.org
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 September 2008)
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