Georgios_Balarjishvili

Georgios Balarjishvili

Georgios Balarjishvili

Cypriot judoka (born 2002)

Georgios Balarjishvili (born 23 September 2002) is a Cypriot judoka.

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Balarjishvili won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 66 kg event after defeating Finlay Allan in the final. It was Cyprus' first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal in judo.[2] He was also, at the age of nineteen, the second youngest winner ever beheind Craig Fallon in 2002. Prior to the Commonwealth Games, Balarjishvili had claimed a bronze medal at the Junior European Cup in Athens in 2022.[3]

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    "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Georgios Balarjishvili Wins First Ever Commonwealth Games Gold for Cyprus". www.judoinside.com/. Judo Inside. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022. Balarjishvili claimed the first ever gold for Cyprus in the Commonwealth Games judo history.
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    "Georgios Balarjishvili". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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