Varlam Liparteliani (Georgian: ვარლამ ლიპარტელიანი; born 27 February 1989) is a Georgian judoka. He has won silver at Olympic and World level.
Career
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -90 kg event and lost in the second round to Mark Anthony. At the European Judo Championships, Liparteliani won gold in 2012, 2014 and 2016, silver in 2009 European Judo Championships, 2010 European Judo Championships, 2013 European Judo Championships and 2015 European Judo Championships, and bronze in 2011 European Judo Championships.
He is the captain of the Georgia Judo National Team and the Georgia Olympic Team. He is coached by Gugava Giorgi.
At the 2016 Olympic Games, he won the silver medal. He beat Komronshokh Ustopiriyon, Ovini Uera, Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar and Gwak Dong-han before losing to Mashu Baker in the final.
Liparteliani's favourite skill is uchi mata. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 25 September 2018).
In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.
Personal life
Liparteliani began judo aged 11. His inspirations were Japanese legend Kōsei Inoue and fellow Georgian judoka Zurab Zviadauri. He is married and has three sons.
Liparteliani was involved in a car accident with teammate Avtandil Tchrikishvili during a training camp in Borjomi, Georgia, right before the 2012 Olympics. The passengers in the car were heavily injured, but survived.
Competitive record
Judo Record | |
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Total | 256 |
Wins | 200 |
by Ippon | 104 |
Losses | 56 |
by Ippon | 18 |
(as of 25 September 2018)
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2014 | ECCO Team Challenge | 1st | Middleweight (−90 kg) |
Medals
- 2010
- Grand Prix, Tunis
- Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro
- Grand Prix, Rotterdam
- 2011
- Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi
- 2012
- Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
- Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro
- 2013
- Grand Slam, Paris
- Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
- World Masters, Tyumen
- Grand Slam, Tokyo
- 2014
- Grand Slam, Paris
- Grand Prix, Havana
- 2015
- Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
- Grand Prix, Tbilisi
- Grand Slam, Paris
- 2016
- Grand Slam, Paris
- 2017
- Grand Prix, Zagreb
- Grand Slam, Paris
- Grand Prix, Ekaterinburg
- World Masters, St. Petersburg
- 2018
- Grand Slam, Paris
- Grand Slam, Düsseldorf
- World Masters, Guangzhou
- 2019
- Grand Slam, Paris
References
- "სპორტული პორტალი – ვარლამ ლიპარტელიანი: შედეგი ქართული წვრთნის სისტემამ მოგვიტანა". Sportall. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- "Medal Count – Olympic Results & Medalists – IOC". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- Varlam Liparteliani from Judo Inside
- ^ "Varlam Liparteliani: Interview with the Number 1". YouTube.
- "Paris Grand Slam 2015: -90kg Final". YouTube.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Varlam Lip'art'eliani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- "Paris Grand Slam 2016: Day 2". YouTube.
- Post-Qualifiers Ranking. "IJF World Rankings June 2016" (PDF). intjudo.eu. International Judo Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- "Road to Rio: Varlam Liparteliani".
- "Varlam Liparteliani: Statistics".
- "IJF News 75 – ECCO Team Challenge, Tyumen 2014 – RESULTS".
External links
- Varlam Liparteliani at the European Judo Union
- Varlam Liparteliani at the International Judo Federation
- Varlam Liparteliani at JudoInside.com
- Varlam Liparteliani at Olympics.com
- Varlam Liparteliani at Olympedia
- Varlam Liparteliani at The-Sports.org
- Varlam Liparteliani on Facebook
European Judo Championships — Men's Middleweight | |
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1957–76: −80 kg • 1977–97: −86 kg • 1998–present: −90 kg | |
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- Male judoka from Georgia (country)
- 1989 births
- People from Mtskheta
- Living people
- Olympic judoka for Georgia (country)
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2015 European Games
- European Games medalists in judo
- European Games silver medalists for Georgia (country)
- Olympic silver medalists for Georgia (country)
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2019 European Games
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century people from Georgia (country)