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Zviad Gogotchuri
Personal information
Native name
ზვიად გოგოჭური
Born (1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 39)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
90 kg, 100 kg
Achievements and titles
1st place, gold medalist(s) (2016)
R32 (2011)
7th (2014)
Medal record
Representing  Georgia
Men's Paralympic judo
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro90 kg
IBSA European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Odivelas90 kg
Men's judo
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place2013 Baku90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2014 Tbilisi90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Baku90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Abu Dhabi90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Düsseldorf90 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Düsseldorf90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3500
JudoInside.com53477
Updated on 27 November 2022

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]

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

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  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 Archived 17 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Mainichi. 16 August 2021
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