Zviad Gogotchuri

Zviad Gogotchuri (Georgian: ზვიად გოგოჭური, born 30 October 1986) is a visually impaired Georgian Paralympic judoka. He won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the 90 kg category. This marked his and Georgia's inaugural Paralympic medal.[1]

Zviad Gogotchuri
Personal information
Born (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
Weight class–90 kg, –100 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.R32 (2011)
European Champ.7th (2014)
Paralympic GamesGold (2016)
Medal record
Representing  Georgia
Men's Paralympic judo
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro –90 kg
IBSA European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Odivelas –90 kg
Men's judo
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Baku –90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tbilisi –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Baku –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Abu Dhabi –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Düsseldorf –90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf –90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3500
JudoInside.com53477
Updated on 27 November 2022.

After arriving to Japan for the 2021 Summer Paralympics, he was arrested for assaulting a security guard at a Tokyo hotel on 16 August 2021.[2]

References
  1. Paralympic medal tally Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine rio2016.com Retrieved on 19 September 2016
  2. Paralympian from Georgia arrested over assault at Tokyo hotel. Mainichi. 16 August 2021


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