Varlam Liparteliani Explained

Varlam Liparteliani
Birth Date:1989 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Lentekhi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Georgian
Height:1.87 m
Weight Class:100 kg
Dan:3
Coach:Giorgi Baindurashvili
Olympics Rank:2
Olympics Year:2016
Olympics Weight:Men's 90 kg
Worlds Rank:2
Worlds Year:2013
Worlds Weight:Men's 90 kg
Worlds Year2:2017
Worlds Weight2:Men's 100 kg
Worlds Year3:2018
Worlds Weight3:Men's 100 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2012
Regionals Weight:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Year2:2014
Regionals Weight2:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Year3:2016
Regionals Weight3:Men's 90 kg
Updated:25 June 2023

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

Career

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the -90 kg event and lost in the second round to Mark Anthony.[2] At the European Judo Championships, Liparteliani won gold in 2012, 2014 and 2016, silver in 2009 European Judo Championships, 2010 European Judo Championships, 2013 European Judo Championships and 2015 European Judo Championships, and bronze in 2011 European Judo Championships.[3]

He is the captain of the Georgia Judo National Team and the Georgia Olympic Team.[4] He is coached by Gugava Giorgi.[5]

At the 2016 Olympic Games, he won the silver medal. He beat Komronshokh Ustopiriyon, Ovini Uera, Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar and Gwak Dong-han before losing to Mashu Baker in the final.[6]

Liparteliani's favourite skill is uchi mata.[7] He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 25 September 2018).[8]

In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[9] [10]

Personal life

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.[11]

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.

Competitive record

Judo Record[12]
Total256
Wins200
by Ippon104
Losses56
by Ippon18
(as of 25 September 2018)

Medals

2010
  • Grand Prix, Tunis
  • Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro
  • Grand Prix, Rotterdam
    2011
  • Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi
    2012
  • Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
  • Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro
    2013
  • Grand Slam, Paris
  • Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
  • World Masters, Tyumen
  • Grand Slam, Tokyo
    2014
  • Grand Slam, Paris
  • Grand Prix, Havana
    2015
  • Grand Prix, Düsseldorf
  • Grand Prix, Tbilisi
  • Grand Slam, Paris
    2016
  • Grand Slam, Paris
    2017
  • Grand Prix, Zagreb
  • Grand Slam, Paris
  • Grand Prix, Ekaterinburg
  • World Masters, St. Petersburg
    2018
  • Grand Slam, Paris
  • Grand Slam, Düsseldorf
  • World Masters, Guangzhou
    2019
  • Grand Slam, Paris

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: სპორტული პორტალი – ვარლამ ლიპარტელიანი: შედეგი ქართული წვრთნის სისტემამ მოგვიტანა. Sportall. 25 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203014216/http://sportall.ambebi.ge/sport/tcidaoba/dziudo/49140-varlam-liparteliani-shedegi-qarthuli-tsvrthnis-sistemam-mogvitana.html. 3 February 2014. dead.
    2. Web site: Medal Count – Olympic Results & Medalists – IOC. 4 August 2012. 18 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120718074741/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/liparteliani-varlam-1063786/. dead.
    3. http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/38740 Varlam Liparteliani
    4. Web site: Varlam Liparteliani: Interview with the Number 1. YouTube.
    5. Web site: Paris Grand Slam 2015: -90kg Final. YouTube.
    6. Varlam Lip'art'eliani. https://web.archive.org/web/20161203132953/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/varlam-liparteliani-1.html. dead. 3 December 2016. 24 December 2017.
    7. Web site: Paris Grand Slam 2016: Day 2. YouTube.
    8. Web site: IJF World Rankings June 2016. Post-Qualifiers Ranking. intjudo.eu. International Judo Federation. 6 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160614190852/http://www.intjudo.eu/upload/2016_06/07/146525075171331720/ijf_sen_wrl_2016_06_06.pdf. 14 June 2016. dead.
    9. Web site: 2021 Judo World Masters. 13 January 2021. International Judo Federation.
    10. News: Gillen. Nancy. 13 January 2021. Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 13 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210113205515/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102983/riner-wins-gold-at-world-judo-masters. 13 January 2021.
    11. Web site: Road to Rio: Varlam Liparteliani.
    12. Web site: Varlam Liparteliani: Statistics.
    13. Web site: IJF News 75 – ECCO Team Challenge, Tyumen 2014 – RESULTS.

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