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| Born | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Cyprus | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –66 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 2nd dan black belt[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R64 (2021, 2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | R16 (2021, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games |  (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||
| IJF | 37462 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 112766 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 20 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Georgios Balarjishvili (born 23 September 2002) is a Cypriot judoka.
Balarjishvili won a gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 66 kg event after defeating Finlay Allan in the final. It was Cyprus' first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal in judo.[2] He was also, at the age of nineteen, the second youngest winner ever beheind Craig Fallon in 2002. Prior to the Commonwealth Games, Balarjishvili had claimed a bronze medal at the Junior European Cup in Athens in 2022.[3]
Balarjishvili claimed the first ever gold for Cyprus in the Commonwealth Games judo history.
