Beka Gviniashvili Judoka

Beka Gviniashvili

Country:Georgia
Born:26 October 1995 (23 years)
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Georgian judoka Beka Gviniashvili is 2013 and 2015 World Junior Champion and is the most successful junior athlete ever also with the Georgian Junior team. In 2017 he won the Grand Prix Düsseldorf 2017. He took bronze at the European Championships in Warsaw in 2017 U90kg. He took gold at the Masters in StPetersburg in 2017. Beka won three national titles. He took silver at the Grand Slam of Ekaterinburg in 2019. He took a bronze medal at the Grand Prix in Tbilisi and Budapest and gold in Zagreb.

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Beka Gviniashvili grabs gold and keeps door open for Worlds

28 Jul 2019 22:15

Two-time World Judo Masters winner Beka Gviniashvili (GEO) put the U90kg category on notice in Zagreb as he struck his first IJF gold medal since 2017. The 23-year-old showed his explosive judo which gave him a reputation as one of the most feared and highly-rated judoka in the category before he switched categories in the build-up to the Rio 2016 Olympics. Read more

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Spanish World champion Nikoloz Sherazadishvili strikes

14 Jul 2019 19:10

World number one Nikoloz Sherazadishvili of Spain captured his second Grand Prix gold medal with a nail-biting win over Osaka Grand Slam winner Mukai Shoichiro (JPN) in the U90kg final. Sherazadishvili, who previously topped a Grand Prix podium in Cancun in 2017, prepared for his upcoming title defence in Tokyo by beating one of his strongest challengers. Mukai had to settle for silver after having his ko-soto-gake countered for ippon. Read more

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Ivan Silva Morales completes Grand Prix treble

31 Mar 2019 16:10

Cuban World silver medallist Ivan Felipe Silva Morales clinched his third Grand Prix gold medal as he bested 2018 Tbilisi Grand Prix silver medallist Giorgi Papunashvili (GEO) in the -90kg final. The unfortunate Papunashvili finished second for the second year in a row as he noticeably tired in golden score while Silva Morales still looked fresh and pushed the pace. Read more

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Finally Noël van ‘t End converts final into elusive gold

17 Mar 2019 15:55

Dutchman Noël van ‘t End finally won Grand Slam gold at his 21st attempt as he defeated two-time World Judo Masters winner Beka Gviniashvili (GEO) in the U90kg final. Osaka Grand Slam silver medallist van ‘t End had five Grand Slam silver medals to his name before the start of day three while Gviniashvili had one title at this level on his record. Read more

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Red Star Champigny and Golden Gori win Europa League

9 Dec 2018 16:15

The women of Red Star Champigny have captured the Europa League on Sunday afternoon. The strong team took gold in the final against French compatriots of ESBM Blanc-Mesnil of which the men’s team also took silver on Saturday. Read more