Varlam Liparteliani

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

Varlam Liparteliani
Born (1989-02-27) 27 February 1989
Lentekhi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityGeorgian
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Fighting out ofTbilisi, Georgia
TrainerGiorgi Baindurashvili
Rank3rd degree black belt in Judo
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro–90 kg
World Championships
2013 Rio de Janeiro–90 kg
2017 Budapest–100 kg
2018 Baku–100 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk–90 kg
2015 Astana–90 kg
European Championships
2012 Chelyabinsk–90 kg
2014 Montpellier–90 kg
2016 Kazan–90 kg
2009 Tbilisi–90 kg
2010 Vienna–90 kg
2013 Budapest–90 kg
2015 Baku–90 kg
2019 Minsk–100 kg
2011 Istanbul–90 kg
Teams World Championships
2008 TokyoTeam
2013 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2014 ChelyabinskTeam
2015 AstanaTeam
European Games
2015 Baku–90 kg
2015 BakuTeam
2019 Minsk–100 kg
Teams European Championships
2010 ViennaTeam
2012 ChelyanbinskTeam
2013 BudapestTeam
2014 MontpellierTeam
2016 KazanTeam
2015 BakuTeam
2011 IstanbulTeam

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.[4]

Competitive record
Judo Record[12]
Total 256
Wins 200
by Ippon 104
Losses 56
by Ippon 18

(as of 25 September 2018)

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2014ECCO Team Challenge 1stMiddleweight (−90 kg)[13]

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

References
  1. "სპორტული პორტალი – ვარლამ ლიპარტელიანი: შედეგი ქართული წვრთნის სისტემამ მოგვიტანა". Sportall. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "Medal Count – Olympic Results & Medalists – IOC".
  3. Varlam Liparteliani from Judo Inside
  4. "Varlam Liparteliani: Interview with the Number 1".
  5. "Paris Grand Slam 2015: -90kg Final".
  6. "Varlam Lip'art'eliani Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. "Paris Grand Slam 2016: Day 2".
  8. Post-Qualifiers Ranking. "IJF World Rankings June 2016" (PDF). intjudo.eu. International Judo Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  9. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  10. Gillen, Nancy (13 January 2021). "Riner brings IJF World Judo Masters to conclusion with heavyweight gold medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. "Road to Rio: Varlam Liparteliani".
  12. "Varlam Liparteliani: Statistics".
  13. "IJF News 75 – ECCO Team Challenge, Tyumen 2014 – RESULTS".
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