Givi Onashvili
Georgian judoka
ギービ・オナシビリ
- Born
- 27 July 1947, Patardzeuli
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union, Georgia
- Sport
- judo, sambo
- Occupation
- judoka
- Height
- 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 115 kg (254 lb)
Givi Ivanovich Onashvili (Georgian: გივი ონაშვილი; born 27 July 1947) is a Georgian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal in the heavyweight class.
Onashvili won a bronze medal in the 1969 World Judo Championships in Mexico City. He is a double European Champion (London 1974 and Lyon 1975), three times silver medalist (Oostende 1969, Voorburg 1972 and Kiev 1976) and bronze medalist in Göteborg 1971. In 1976, he won a silver medal in the International Tournament of Paris.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | 1972 |
Awards and honours
- Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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