Zviad Gogotchuri

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]

Zviad Gogotchuri

Personal information
Native name	ზვიად გოგოჭური
Born	(1986-10-30) 30 October 1986 (age 38)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Georgia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍90 kg, ‍–‍100 kg
Achievements and titles
Paralympic Games	(2016)
World Champ.	R32 (2011)
European Champ.	7th (2014)
Medal record Representing  Georgia Men's Paralympic judo Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg IBSA European Championships 2015 Odivelas ‍–‍90 kg Men's judo IJF Grand Slam 2013 Baku ‍–‍90 kg IJF Grand Prix 2014 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg 2012 Baku ‍–‍90 kg 2012 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	3500
JudoInside.com	53477
Updated on 27 November 2022

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]

References

1. Paralympic medal tally Archived 23 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine rio2016.com Retrieved on 19 September 2016
2. Paralympian from Georgia arrested over assault at Tokyo hotel. Mainichi. 16 August 2021

External links

• Zviad Gogotchuri at the International Judo Federation
• Zviad Gogotchuri at JudoInside.com
• Zviad Gogotchuri at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Zviad Gogotchuri at Paralympic.org
• Zviad Gogotchuri at The-Sports.org