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Shamil Borchashvili

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Shamil Borchashvili
Borchashvili (blue) participates in the Austrian 1. Bundesliga 2022
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 29)
Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
OccupationJudoka
EmployerAustrian Armed Forces
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Websiteshamilborchashvili.at Edit this at Wikidata
Sport
Country Austria
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍81 kg
Rank     1st dan black belt[1]
LeagueErste Judo Bundesliga
ClubJudo LZ Wels
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2020)
World Champ.Bronze (2022)
European Champ.Bronze (2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Austria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍81 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Zagreb ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tbilisi ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku ‍–‍81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Linz ‍–‍81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tashkent ‍–‍81 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF41412
JudoInside.com60508
Updated on 27 April 2024

Shamil Borchashvili (born 9 June 1995) is an Austrian judoka.[3][4] He is a first degree black belt.[1]

Career

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He immigrated to Wels, Austria with his family from Chechnya, Russia when he was a child.[5]

Borchashvili won the silver medal at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi in the -81 kg class.[6]

Borchashvili won the bronze medal in the men's 81kg Judo competition in the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021 in Tokyo.[7]

Borchashvli won another bronze medal in the Men's 81 kg at the 2022 World Judo Championships by defeating 2020 Olympic silver medalist Saeid Mollaei.[8][9]

Although he managed to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics he decided not to start and was replaced with his brother Wachid Borchashvili.[10][11]

Personal life

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Borchashvili is a graduate of the mechanical engineering department of the HTL Wels.[12]

His brothers Wachid Borchashvili and Kimran Borchashvili[de][13] are also part of the national team.[14][15] Wachid won the gold medal at the 2023 Grand Slam Tbilisi.

In the fall of 2024, the Borchashvili brothers founded a new martial arts club.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Shamil Borchashvili". European Judo Union. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Shamil Borchashvili (Judo) : Prize list and results". Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Shamil Borchashvili IJF Profile". IJF.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Shamil Borchashvili JudoInside Profile". judoinside.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Judo-Brüder kämpfen für Österreich". nachrichten.at (in German). 17 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Results 2021 Grand Slam Tbilisi - 81 kg". IJF.org. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Medaillengewinner von Tokio in der Hofburg geehrt". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Tashkent World Championships Senior 2022 / IJF.org". Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Shamil Borchashvili holte in Taschkent WM-Bronze" (in German). Der Standard. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  10. ^ Eichler, Wolfgang (31 May 2024). "Borchashvili-Entscheidung gefallen". Judo Austria (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Judo-Medaillenkandidat Shamil Borchashvili verzichtet für seinen Bruder auf Olympia". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Shamil Borchashvili: "Zu Hause geht es ab"" (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  13. ^ Markus Knaup (21 February 2021). "Kimran Borchashvili". European Judo Union. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Judo-Verband leitet Disziplinarverfahren gegen Wachid Borchashvili ein". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Bundesheer-Leistungssportler/-innen" (PDF). Webseite Bundesheer. Österreichisches Bundesheer. 1 December 2020. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Borchashvili-Brüder gründen eigenen Verein: Shamil ist Obmann" (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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