Nikoloz Sherazadishvili Sakvarelidze (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ შერაზადიშვილი საყვარელიძე; born 19 February 1996) is a judoka.[2][3] Born in Georgia, he competes internationally for Spain.
Early life
editSherazadishvili 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.[4] Sherazadishvili was granted Spanish citizenship in 2014,[5] so he could begin competing under the Spanish flag.
Judo career
edit2018
editIn April 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.[6]
2018 World Judo Championships
editOn 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,[7][8] when he won by ippon in the finals.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili Sakvarelidze". Spanish Olympic Committee.
- ^ "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, Judoka, JudoInside". judoinside.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, Judoka, IJF". ijf.org. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Judo: Niko Sherazadishvili conquista la medalla de bronce en el Europ…". 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "El Gobierno concede la nacionalidad española a los georgianos Kalabeg…". 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Spanish judoka Sherazadishvili claims −90kg bronze in European Championship". efe.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Atlántico (24 September 2018). "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, del Famu vigués, se proclama campeón del mundo de judo". Atlántico (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, primer judoka español que gana un Mundial". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, Contests, IJF". ijf.org. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ elEconomista.es. "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili consigue el primer título de la historia de España en judo – EcoDiario.es" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
External links
edit- Official website
(in Spanish) - Nikoloz Sherazadishvili at the International Judo Federation
- Nikoloz Sherazadishvili at JudoInside.com
- Nikoloz Sherazadishvili at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Nikoloz Sherazadishvili at Olympics.com
- Nikoloz Sherazadishvili at Olympedia
- Nikoloz Sherazadishvili at The-Sports.org
