Nikoloz Sherazadishvili

Nikoloz Sherazadishvili (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ შერაზადიშვილი; born 19 February 1996) is a Georgian-born, Spanish Judoka[1].

Nikoloz Sherazadishvili
ნიკოლოზ შერაზადიშვილი
Born (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996
Tbilisi, Georgia
NationalityGeorgian, Spain
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
StyleJudo
Fighting out ofMadrid, Spain
TrainerJoaquin Ruiz
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Spain
World Championships
2018 Baku-90 kg
European Championships
2018 Tel Aviv–90 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona–90 kg

Early life

Sherazadishvili began training in the sports of Judo and Water Polo at the age of 10, and immigrated to Madrid, Spain with his parents at the age of 14, he then decided to focus on Judo, where he would enter a club ran by former-Olympian, Joaquín "Quino" Ruiz, in Brunete, just outside Madrid.[2]. Sherazadishvili was granted Spanish citizenship in 2014[3], so he could begin competing under the Spanish flag.

Judo career

2018

In April of 2018, Sherazadishvili competed at the 2018 European Judo Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he would successfully win a bronze medal. He lost to Mikhail Igolnikov in the quarter-final match by ippon in 18 seconds; however, he then rebounded against Belarus' judoka, Yahor Varapayeu to give Sherazadishvili his first ever senior continental medal[4].

2018 World Judo Championships

On 24 September 2018, Sherazadishvili qualified for his first senior world championships, which were held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He would beat Iceland's Blondal in his first match and rematch his former opponent and 2018 European champion, Mikhail Igolnikov whom he would defeat by waza-ari. In the fourth round he would defeat Turkish judoka, Mikail Ozerler and would defeat former World Champion, Asley Gonzalez in the quarter-finals; advancing Sherazadishvili to the semi-finals. Sherazadishvili met with Hungary's Krisztian Toth whom he defeated by ippon and advanced to the finals against Ivan Felipe Silva. Sherazadishvili made history and became Spain's first ever world champion[5][6], when he won by ippon in the finals[7].

References
  1. "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. "Judo: Niko Sherazadishvili conquista la medalla de bronce en el Europ…". archive.fo. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. "El Gobierno concede la nacionalidad española a los georgianos Kalabeg…". archive.fo. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. "Spanish judoka Sherazadishvili claims -90kg bronze in European Championship". www.efe.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. Atlántico. "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, del Famu vigués, se proclama campeón del mundo de judo". Atlántico (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, primer judoka español que gana un Mundial". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. elEconomista.es. "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili consigue el primer título de la historia de España en judo - EcoDiario.es" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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