Varlam Liparteliani

Varlam Liparteliani (Georgian: ვარლამ ლიპარტელიანი; born 27 February 1989) is a Georgian judoka.[1] He has won silver at Olympic and World level.

Varlam Liparteliani
Born (1989-02-27) 27 February 1989
Lentekhi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityGeorgian
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Fighting out ofTbilisi, Georgia
TrainerGiorgi Baindurashvili
Rank3rd degree black belt in Judo

Career

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -90 kg event and lost in the second round to Mark Anthony.[2] At the European Judo Championships, Liparteliani won gold in 2012, 2014 and 2016, silver in 2009 European Judo Championships, 2010 European Judo Championships, 2013 European Judo Championships and 2015 European Judo Championships, and bronze in 2011 European Judo Championships.[3]

He is the captain of the Georgia Judo National Team and the Georgia Olympic Team.[4] He is coached by Gugava Giorgi.[5]

At the 2016 Olympic Games, he won the silver medal. He beat Komronshokh Ustopiriyon, Ovini Uera, Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar and Gwak Dong-han before losing to Mashu Baker in the final.[6]

Liparteliani's favourite skill is uchi mata.[7] He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 25 September 2018).[8]

In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[9][10]

Personal life

Liparteliani began judo aged 11. His inspirations were Japanese legend Kōsei Inoue and fellow Georgian judoka Zurab Zviadauri. He is married and has three sons.[11]

Liparteliani was involved in a car accident with teammate Avtandil Tchrikishvili during a training camp in Borjomi, Georgia, right before the 2012 Olympics. The passengers in the car were heavily injured, but survived.[4]

Competitive record

Judo Record[12]
Total 256
Wins 200
by Ippon 104
Losses 56
by Ippon 18

(as of 25 September 2018)

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2014ECCO Team Challenge 1stMiddleweight (−90 kg)[13]

Medals

2010
Grand Prix, Tunis
Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro
Grand Prix, Rotterdam
2011
Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi
2012
Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro
2013
Grand Slam, Paris
Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
World Masters, Tyumen
Grand Slam, Tokyo
2014
Grand Slam, Paris
Grand Prix, Havana
2015
Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
Grand Prix, Tbilisi
Grand Slam, Paris
2016
Grand Slam, Paris
2017
Grand Prix, Zagreb
Grand Slam, Paris
Grand Prix, Ekaterinburg
World Masters, St. Petersburg
2018
Grand Slam, Paris
Grand Slam, Düsseldorf
World Masters, Guangzhou
2019
Grand Slam, Paris

References

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