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Varlam Liparteliani

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Varlam Liparteliani
Varlam Liparteliani (GEO) in the final of the team competition at the 2010 European Judo Championships in Vienna
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 (age 36)
Lentekhi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
Rank     3rd dan black belt
Coached byGiorgi Baindurashvili
Retired24 March 2024[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2016)
World Champ.Silver (2013, 2017, 2018)
European Champ.Gold (2012, 2014, 2016)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Astana ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Montpellier ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vienna ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doha ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tyumen ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2012 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2011 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Havana ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Zagreb ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bangkok ‍–‍90 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Prague ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Warsaw ‍–‍90 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Miskolc ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF801
JudoInside.com38740
Updated on 20 February 2025

Varlam Liparteliani (Georgian: ვარლამ ლიპარტელიანი; born 27 February 1989) is a Georgian retired[1] judoka.[2] He has won silver at Olympic and World level.

Career

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Liparteliani competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the ‍–‍90 kg event and lost in the second round to Mark Anthony.[3] At the European Championships, Liparteliani won gold in 2012, 2014 and 2016, silver in 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021, and bronze in 2011.[4]

Liparteliani was the captain of the National Judo Team for Georgia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] He was coached by Georgi Gugava.[6]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Liparteliani won the silver medal. He beat Komronshokh Ustopiriyon, Ovini Uera, Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar and Gwak Dong-han before losing to Mashu Baker in the final.[7]

Liparteliani's favourite skill is Uchi mata.[8] He ranked No. 1 in the world as of 25 September 2018.[9]

In 2021, Liparteliani won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[10][11]

Personal life

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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.[12]

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.[5]

Competitive record

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Judo Record[13]
Total 256
Wins 200
by Ippon 104
Losses 56
by Ippon 18

(as of 25 September 2018)

Achievements

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Year Tournament Place Weight class
2014 ECCO Team Challenge 1st Middleweight (−90 kg)[14]

Medals

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2010
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Prix, Tunis
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grand Prix, Rotterdam
2011
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi
2012
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro
2013
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Slam, Paris
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
1st place, gold medalist(s) World Masters, Tyumen
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Slam, Tokyo
2014
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grand Slam, Paris
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix, Havana
2015
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grand Prix, Tbilisi
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Slam, Paris
2016
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Slam, Paris
2017
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Prix, Zagreb
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Slam, Paris
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Prix, Ekaterinburg
1st place, gold medalist(s) World Masters, St. Petersburg
2018
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grand Slam, Paris
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Slam, Düsseldorf
1st place, gold medalist(s) World Masters, Guangzhou
2019
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grand Slam, Paris

References

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  1. ^ a b Cowen, Thea (24 March 2024). "Captain Liparteliani bows out". European Judo Union. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
  2. ^ "სპორტული პორტალი – ვარლამ ლიპარტელიანი: შედეგი ქართული წვრთნის სისტემამ მოგვიტანა". Sportall. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Medal Count – Olympic Results & Medalists – IOC". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  4. ^ Varlam Liparteliani from Judo Inside
  5. ^ a b "Varlam Liparteliani: Interview with the Number 1". YouTube.
  6. ^ "Paris Grand Slam 2015: -90kg Final". YouTube.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Paris Grand Slam 2016: Day 2". YouTube.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Road to Rio: Varlam Liparteliani".
  13. ^ "Varlam Liparteliani: Statistics".
  14. ^ "IJF News 75 – ECCO Team Challenge, Tyumen 2014 – RESULTS".
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