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Nikoloz Sherazadishvili

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sherazadishvili and the second or maternal family name is Sakvarelidze.
Nikoloz Sherazadishvili
Personal information
Native nameნიკოლოზ შერაზადიშვილი
Full nameNikoloz Sherazadishvili Sakvarelidze[1]
NationalityGeorgian, Spanish
Born (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28)
Tbilisi, Georgia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Websitewww.nikoshera.com Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
CountrySpain
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍90 kg, ‍–‍100 kg
Coached byJoaquin Ruiz
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2024)
World Champ.Gold (2018, 2021)
European Champ.Bronze (2018, 2022, 2023)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Spain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍100 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Saint Petersburg ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Brasilia ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tbilisi ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tel Aviv ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍100 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cancún ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 The Hague ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Odivelas ‍–‍100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍90 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Fort Lauderdale ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍90 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Málaga ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bucharest ‍–‍90 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF16577
JudoInside.com80030
Updated on 3 August 2024

Nikoloz Sherazadishvili Sakvarelidze (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ შერაზადიშვილი საყვარელიძე; born 19 February 1996) is a judoka.[2][3] Born in Georgia, he competes internationally for Spain.

Early life

Sherazadishvili began training in the sports of Judo and Water Polo at the age of 10, and immigrated to Madrid, Spain with his parents at the age of 14, he then decided to focus on Judo, where he would enter a club ran by former-Olympian, Joaquín "Quino" Ruiz, in Brunete, just outside Madrid.[4] Sherazadishvili was granted Spanish citizenship in 2014,[5] so he could begin competing under the Spanish flag.

Judo career

2018

In April 2018, Sherazadishvili competed at the 2018 European Judo Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he would successfully win a bronze medal. He lost to Mikhail Igolnikov in the quarter-final match by ippon in 18 seconds; however, he then rebounded against Belarus' judoka, Yahor Varapayeu to give Sherazadishvili his first ever senior continental medal.[6]

2018 World Judo Championships

On 24 September 2018, Sherazadishvili qualified for his first senior world championships, which were held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He would beat Iceland's Blondal in his first match and rematch his former opponent and 2018 European champion, Mikhail Igolnikov whom he would defeat by waza-ari. In the fourth round he would defeat Turkish judoka, Mikail Ozerler and would defeat former World Champion, Asley Gonzalez in the quarter-finals; advancing Sherazadishvili to the semi-finals. Sherazadishvili met with Hungary's Krisztian Toth whom he defeated by ippon and advanced to the finals against Ivan Felipe Silva. Sherazadishvili made history and became Spain's first ever world champion,[7][8] when he won by ippon in the finals.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili Sakvarelidze". Spanish Olympic Committee.
  2. ^ "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, Judoka, JudoInside". judoinside.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, Judoka, IJF". ijf.org. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Judo: Niko Sherazadishvili conquista la medalla de bronce en el Europ…". 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. ^ "El Gobierno concede la nacionalidad española a los georgianos Kalabeg…". 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Spanish judoka Sherazadishvili claims −90kg bronze in European Championship". efe.com. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. ^ Atlántico (24 September 2018). "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, del Famu vigués, se proclama campeón del mundo de judo". Atlántico (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, primer judoka español que gana un Mundial". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, Contests, IJF". ijf.org. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. ^ elEconomista.es. "Nikoloz Sherazadishvili consigue el primer título de la historia de España en judo – EcoDiario.es" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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