Guram Tushishvili Judoka

Guram Tushishvili

Country:Georgia
Born:5 February 1995 (23 years)
Popularity

Guram Tushishvili of Georgia became World Champion in 2018 in Baku. He is the European Champion of 2017 in Warsaw, also he won the team title with Georgia and decided the gold medal match. He gold at the Grand Prix in Tbilisi and Zagreb in 2018. Guram took gold at the Grand Slam in Baku in 2017. Tushishvili is the World Cadet Champion of 2011 in Kiev and took two European Junior titles in 2013 and 2015. He took gold at the IJF Masters in 2017 and 2018. IJF World Ranking Leader 2018.

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Top earners in the IJF World Judo Tour 2018

24 Dec 2018 10:45

Being a judoka is not the financially most solid occupation. Not a surprise to many despite the increasing prize money awarded by the IJF in the IJF World Tour. The absolute top players cannot even get a year salary. However the prize money is for sure an appreciation of the hard work and investments. Read more

Major changes in the World Ranking

17 Dec 2018 10:55

The final U60kg at the Masters in Guangzhou was an interesting one. The numbers one and two of the World Ranking list fought each-other. Robert Mshvidobadze won the Masters and defeated his Georgian rival Amiran Papinashvili. Read more

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World heavyweight champion Guram Tushishvili repeats 2017 victory

16 Dec 2018 14:50

Georgian World champion Guram Tushishvili underlined his superiority at the helm of the men’s heavyweight category as he won his second World Judo Masters crown. Tushishvili bombarded double Olympic bronze medallist Rafael Silva (BRA) with attacks and the Brazilian crumbled under the intense onslaught from Georgia’s man of the moment. Read more

Inal Tasoev next challenge for World Champion Tushishvili?

14 Dec 2018 12:00

World heavyweight champion Tushishvili is the man to beat in the land of the giants and will be a star attraction on Sunday. The defending World Judo Masters champion started 2018 with fifth-place at the Paris Grand Slam in the absence of Teddy Riner (FRA). Read more

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Analysed: World Champion Tushishvili in a tough pool

24 Nov 2018 22:20

On Sunday the heavyweights will enter the Maruzen Intec Arena for the Grand Slam of Osaka. The current World Champion will be in the field among many true Japanese heavyweights. Who will survive the shift? JudoCrazy’s Oon Yeoh analysis the various heavyweight pools for us. Read more