Givi Onashvili

Givi Onashvili
Givi Onashvili in 1972
Personal information
Full nameGivi Ivanovich Onashvili
Born (1947-07-27) 27 July 1947 (age 77)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportJudo
Weight class+93 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1972)
World Champ.Bronze (1969)
European Champ.Gold (1974, 1975)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich +93 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Mexico City +93 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 London +93 kg
Gold medal – first place 1975 Lyon Open
Silver medal – second place 1969 Oostende +93 kg
Silver medal – second place 1972 Voorburg +93 kg
Silver medal – second place 1976 Kyiv +93 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Göteborg +93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2930
JudoInside.com5870
Updated on 24 June 2023

Givi Ivanovich Onashvili (born 27 July 1947) is a Georgian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the heavyweight class.

Onashvili won a bronze medal in the 1969 World Judo Championships in Mexico City. He is a double European Champion (London 1974 and Lyon 1975), three times silver medalist (Oostende 1969, Voorburg 1972 and Kiev 1976) and bronze medalist in Göteborg 1971. In 1976 he won a silver medal in the International Tournament of Paris.

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