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Giorgi Revazishvili (judoka)

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Giorgi Revazishvili
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Paris 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Birmingham 60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 The Hague 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Ostend 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Gdansk 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Oviedo 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Wroclaw 73 kg
Teams World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Basel Teams
Teams European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 London Teams
Bronze medal – third place 1996 St. Petersburg Teams

Giorgi Revazishvili (born 16 November 1974) is a Georgian judoka.Giorgi Revazishvili, has been arrested and convicted on the charges of extortion of USD 8,000 from Greek businessman in Tbilisi.

After the court passed decision to imprison the perpetrators their friends, mainly wrestlers and relatives destroyed the court hall and blocked the central Rustaveli Avenue of Tbilisi. Riot police was deployed to the streets first time since the ‘rose revolution’ and soon police dispersed the demonstration.[1] The arrest of the wrestlers resulted in the protest of other sportsmen. Some of them even refused to take part in preparatory training for the World Championship in wrestling. Nestor Khergiani, two times champion of Europe in judo, stated: “we are not going to wrestle! Let the government officials wrestle instead of us”.[2]

Later on, Zviad Zviadauri, Olympic champion in Judo and Dilar Khabuliani, former Minister of Interior and president of Judo Federation apologized to the President Saakashvili for the riots.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2002 European Judo Championships 5th Half lightweight (66 kg)
2000 European Judo Championships 3rd Lightweight (73 kg)
1999 World Judo Championships 3rd Extra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 5th Half lightweight (66 kg)
1998 European Judo Championships 3rd Half lightweight (66 kg)
1997 World Judo Championships 2nd Extra lightweight (60 kg)
European Judo Championships 2nd Half lightweight (65 kg)
1996 Olympic Games 7th Half lightweight (65 kg)
European Judo Championships 1st Half lightweight (65 kg)
1994 European Judo Championships 3rd Extra lightweight (60 kg)

References

  1. ^ http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=10255
  2. ^ Khergiani quoted in newspaper Rezonansi, N 171 July 6, 2005


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