Saba Gavashelishvili
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| Born | 5 December 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –81 kg, –90 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R64 (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| IJF | 2406 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 25770 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 11 February 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Saba Gavashelishvili (Georgian: საბა გავაშელიშვილი; born December 15, 1987) is a Georgian judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category.[1] He is a two-time Georgian judo champion, and a silver medalist for his division at the 2008 IJF World Cup Series in Prague, Czech Republic.[2][3]
Gavashelishvili represented Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-middleweight class (81 kg). He lost the first preliminary round match, by an ippon and a sankaku-jime (triangle choke), to Portugal's João Neto.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saba Gavashelishvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Judo: Warsaw and Prague World Cup Day 2 Results". Team USA. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "World Cup Prague, 2008, Czech Republic". Judo Inside. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Half Middleweight (81kg/178 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
External links[edit]
- Saba Gavashelishvili at the International Judo Federation
- Saba Gavashelishvili at JudoInside.com
- Saba Gavashelishvili at Olympedia
- NBC Olympics Profile
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