Grigori_Mamrikishvili

Grigol Mamrikishvili

Grigol Mamrikishvili

Georgian judoka (born 1981)

Grigori Mamrikishvili (also Grigol Mamrikishvili, Georgian: გრიგოლ მამრიკიშვილი; born 2 March 1981 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR) is a Georgian judoka, who competed in the men's half-middleweight category.[1] He picked up a total of ten medals in his career, including four from the World Judo Cup series and a bronze from the 2003 European U23 Championships in Nabeul, Tunisia, and represented his nation Georgia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, competing in the ‍–‍81 kg class.[2]

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Mamrikishvili qualified for the Georgian squad in the men's half-middleweight category (81 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by topping the field of judoka and granting a berth from the A-Tournament in his native Tbilisi.[3] He lost his opening match to an experienced Estonian judoka and 2000 Olympic bronze medalist Aleksei Budõlin, who tossed him to the tatami for a waza-ari and an additional yuko point to close the five-minute bout.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grigol Mamrikishvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Experienced judoka offer Azerbaijan the lead in Baku". European Judo Union. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Brasileiros do judô conhecem adversários da estréia nos Jogos" [Brazilian judoka knew opponents' debut at these Games]. Universo Online (in Portuguese). 12 August 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Judo: Men's Half-Middleweight (81kg/179 lbs) Round of 32". BBC Sport Athens 2004. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Aleksei Budõlini võtete tulevärk jäi treeningtatamile" [Aleksei Budõlin's chances came to a dramatic halt]. Pärnu Postimees (in Estonian). 18 August 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2014.


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