Zviad Gogotchuri Explained

Zviad Gogotchuri
Native Name:ზვიად გოგოჭური
Birth Date:30 October 1986
Country:Georgia
Weight Class:90 kg, 100 kg
Worlds Rank:R32
Worlds Year:2011
Worlds Weight:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:7
Regionals Year:2014
Regionals Weight:Men's 90 kg
Paralympics Rank:1
Paralympics Year:2016
Paralympics Weight:Men's 90 kg
Updated:27 November 2022

Zviad Gogotchuri (Georgian: ზვიად გოგოჭური, born 30 October 1986) is a visually impaired Georgian Paralympic judoka. He won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the 90 kg category. This marked his and Georgia's inaugural Paralympic medal.[1]

After arriving to Japan for the 2021 Summer Paralympics, he was arrested for assaulting a security guard at a Tokyo hotel on 16 August 2021.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/zviad-gogotchuri Paralympic medal tally
  2. https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210817/p2g/00m/0sp/001000c Paralympian from Georgia arrested over assault at Tokyo hotel