Saba Gavashelishvili

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]

Saba Gavashelishvili
Personal information
Born (1987-12-05) 5 December 1987
OccupationJudoka
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportJudo
Weight class–81 kg, –90 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR64 (2008)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kyiv –81 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Győr –81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2406
JudoInside.com25770
Updated on 11 February 2022.

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]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saba Gavashelishvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. "Judo: Warsaw and Prague World Cup Day 2 Results". Team USA. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. "World Cup Prague, 2008, Czech Republic". Judo Inside. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. "Men's Half Middleweight (81kg/178 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 12 January 2013.


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