Georgii Zantaraia

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Georgii_Zantaraia
Personal information
Native nameგიორგი ზანთარაია
National teamUkraine
CitizenshipUkraine
Born (1987-10-21) 21 October 1987 (age 36)
Gali, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Men's judo
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rotterdam –60kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tokyo –60kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris –60kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rio de Janeiro –66kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chelyabinsk –66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul –60kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tbilisi –60kg

Georgii Zantaraia (Georgian: გიორგი ზანთარაია; Ukrainian: Георгій Малхазович Зантарая; born 21 October 1987 in Gali)[1] is a Georgian-born Ukrainian judoka.

Zantaraia became World Champion -60 kg at the 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam.[2] That same year he won the silver medal at the 2009 European Judo Championships in Tbilisi not being able to beat Arsen Galstyan.

In 2010 Zantaraia won the silver medal at the 2010 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, unable to defend his title against Rishod Sobirov who would retain his title in 2011, while Zantaraia claimed the bronze that year in Paris.[3] Zantaraia would however win his first European title at the 2011 European Judo Championships in Istanbul beating Betkil Shukvani in the final.[4] In 2013 Zantaraia won another bronze medal at the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[5]

Palmares

2003
1st place, gold medalist(s) European Youth Olympic Festival -55 kg, Paris
2005
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ukrainian Championships -60 kg, Donetsk
2006
1st place, gold medalist(s) European U20 Championships, -60 kg, Tallinn
2nd place, silver medalist(s) World Cup -60 kg, Vienna
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Cup -60 kg, Borås
2007
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ukrainian Sport Games -60 kg, Cherkassy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Cup -60 kg, Bucharest
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Cup -60 kg, Rotterdam
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European U23 Championships -60 kg, Salzburg
2008
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ukrainian Championships -60 kg, Kharkov
2nd place, silver medalist(s) World Cup -60 kg, Prague
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Cup -60 kg, Paris
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Cup -60 kg, Vienna
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European U23 Championships -60 kg, Zagreb
2009
1st place, gold medalist(s) World Championships -60 kg, Rotterdam
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix -60 kg, Abu Dhabi
2nd place, silver medalist(s) European Championships -60 kg, Tbilisi
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Cup -60 kg, Warsaw
2010
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix -60 kg, Düsseldorf
1st place, gold medalist(s) European Cup -66 kg, Hamburg
2nd place, silver medalist(s) World Championships -60 kg, Tokyo
2nd place, silver medalist(s) European Cup -66 kg, Celje
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Prix -60 kg, Tunis
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Championships for clubs, Cheboksary
2011
1st place, gold medalist(s) European Championships -66 kg, Istanbul
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix -60 kg, Qingdao
1st place, gold medalist(s) European Cup -66 kg, Celje
2nd place, silver medalist(s) European Cup -66 kg, Hamburg
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Championships -60 kg, Paris
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Slam -60 kg, Paris
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Prix -60 kg, Baku
2012
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ukrainian Championships -66 kg, Sevastopol
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ukrainian Team Championships -66 kg, Sevastopol
2013
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix -66 kg, Samsun
1st place, gold medalist(s) European Open -66 kg, Warsaw
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Championships -66 kg, Rio de Janeiro
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Team Championships -66 kg, Budapest
2014
1st place, gold medalist(s) ECCO Team Challenge (Europe), Tyumen
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) World Championships -66 kg, Chelyabinsk
2015
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Prix -66 kg, Tbilisi
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix -66 kg, Zagreb
1st place, gold medalist(s) World Masters -66 kg, Morocco

References

  1. ^ Judo Inside
  2. ^ Rotterdam 2009: Day 1st - Asia and Europe grab all 12 medals
  3. ^ SOBIROV AND JAPAN DOMINATE FIRST DAY OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
  4. ^ Zantaraia takes the European title U60kg
  5. ^ History made as Kosovo claim first major world title
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