Saba Gavashelishvili Explained

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Saba Gavashelishvili
Birth Date:5 December 1987
Weight Class:–81 kg, –90 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Olympics Rank:R64
Olympics Year:2008
Olympics Weight:Men's 81 kg
Updated:11 February 2022

Saba Gavashelishvili (Georgian: საბა გავაშელიშვილი; born December 15, 1987) is a Georgian judoka, who played for the half-middleweight category.[1] He is a two-time Georgian judo champion, and a silver medalist for his division at the 2008 IJF World Cup Series in Prague, Czech Republic.[2] [3]

Gavashelishvili represented Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's half-middleweight class (81 kg). He lost the first preliminary round match, by an ippon and a sankaku-jime (triangle choke), to Portugal's João Neto.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Saba Gavashelishvili. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094031/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/saba-gavashelishvili-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 12 January 2013.
  2. News: Judo: Warsaw and Prague World Cup Day 2 Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609114144/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/Features/2008/March/02/JUDO-Warsaw-and-Prague-World-Cup-Day-2-Results.aspx. dead. June 9, 2012. Team USA. 15 July 2007. 12 January 2013.
  3. Web site: World Cup Prague, 2008, Czech Republic. Judo Inside. 12 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Men's Half Middleweight (81kg/178 lbs) Preliminaries. NBC Olympics. 12 January 2013.