Soso Palelashvili Explained

Native Name Lang:Hebrew
Birth Date: df=y 6 September 1986
Weight Class:73 kg
Worlds Rank:R64
Worlds Year:2011
Worlds Weight:Men's 73 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:3
Regionals Year:2012
Regionals Weight:Men's 73 kg
Olympics Rank:R16
Olympics Year:2012
Olympics Weight:Men's 73 kg
Updated:14 November 2022

Iosef "Soso" Palelashvili (Georgian: სოსო ფალელაშვილი, Hebrew: סוסו פללשווילי; born 6 September 1986, Gori[1]) is an Israeli judoka. He competes in the Lightweight (under 73 kg) weight category.

Palelashvili competed in Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] He beat Sezer Huysuz in his first match, but lost the next to Riki Nakaya.[3]

Palelashvili was born in Gori, Georgia and in 2008 made aliyah with his Jewish wife.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Josef Palelashvili Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092956/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/josef-palelashvili-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 2016-04-16.
  2. News: BBC Sport – London 2012 Olympics – Josef Palelashvili : Israel, Judo. . . 19 June 2014.
  3. Web site: 66 - 73kg (lightweight) men results - Judo - London 2012 Olympics. www.olympic.org. 2016-04-16.