Zurab Zviadauri

Zurab Zviadauri (born July 2, 1981) is a Georgian judoka who competed in the Men's 90 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal, the first for Georgia.[1][2] He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program. He also won two silver medals on world championships (in 2001 and in 2003) and a bronze on European championship in 2002.[3]

Zurab Zviadauri

Zurab Zviadauri in his native Khevsureti
Medal record
Men's Judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2004 Athens 90 kg
World Championships
2001 Munich 90 kg
2003 Osaka 90 kg
European Championships
2002 Maribor 90 kg
Teams World Championships
2002 Basel Teams
Teams European Championships
2002 Maribor Teams
2003 London Teams
2012 Chelyanbinsk Teams
2006 Belgrade Teams

Zvidauri is also signed to mixed martial arts-promotion World Victory Road, but has yet to make his MMA-debut.[4] In 2012, he was elected to the Parliament of Georgia for the Akhmeta Municipality on a Georgian Dream coalition ticket.[5]

Zviadauri is a cousin of another olympic champion, Georgian-born Greek Judoka Ilias Iliadis (born Jarji Zviadauri), who also won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympic games.

Zvidauri was arrested on August 17th, 2021, in connection with the murder of three people.[6]

References
  1. Athens 2004 judo
  2. "Georgia National Olympic Committee extends sponsorship deal with Azerbaijan oil company". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. Zurab Zviadauri from Judo Inside
  4. Breen, Jordan (2009-07-07). "Sengoku Signs Another Top-Notch Judoka". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  5. "Zviadauri, Zurab". Parliament of Georgia. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. "Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri arrested in connection with murder of three people in Tsinandali". www.interpressnews.ge. Retrieved 2021-08-17.


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