Georgi Georgiev (born January 30, 1976) is a Bulgarian judoka.
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Born | 30 January 1976 (1976-01-30) (age 46) Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –66 kg, –73 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSKA Sofia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ivan Filipov, Simeon Cenev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Champ. | R32 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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JudoInside.com | 14164 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 25 October 2022. |
The career began in his native Pazardzhik under the direction of Ivan Filipov. He trained at the CSKA Army Sports Center in Sofia under the direction of Simeon Cenev. At the top level, he studied the vest wrestling styles combined judo and sambo. He won the world champion title twice, in 2003 and again in 2006. In 2000, at the Sydney Olympics, he lost in second round to Hüseyin Özkan of Turkey. In 2004, he improved in the Summer Olympics in Athens and won the bronze medal where he lost in the semifinals against the Japanese judoka Masato Uchishiba. He ended his career in 2009.
Currently he works as a coach.[citation needed] at a judo club established by him in his native town Pazardzhik, called "Kodokan 2008".
Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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2007 | European Judo Championships | 3rd | Lightweight (73 kg) |
2004 | Olympic Games | 3rd | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
2003 | European Judo Championships | 3rd | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
2002 | European Judo Championships | 5th | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
2001 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
2000 | European Judo Championships | 3rd | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
1999 | European Judo Championships | 7th | Half lightweight (66 kg) |
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