Shamil Borchashvili

Austrian judoka (born 1995)

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
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

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

His brothers Wachid Borchashvili and Kimran Borchashvili[de][12] are also part of the national team.[13][14] Wachid won the gold medal at the 2023 Grand Slam Tbilisi.

References

  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. ^ Markus Knaup (21 February 2021). "Kimran Borchashvili". European Judo Union. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Judo-Verband leitet Disziplinarverfahren gegen Wachid Borchashvili ein". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  14. ^ "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.

Media related to Shamil Borchashvili at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata (in German)
  • Shamil Borchashvili at the European Judo Union
  • Shamil Borchashvili at the International Judo FederationEdit on Wikidata
  • Shamil Borchashvili at JudoInside.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Shamil Borchashvili at AllJudo.net (in French)Edit on Wikidata
  • Shamil Borchashvili at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Shamil Borchashvili at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Shamil Borchashvili at The-Sports.org Edit this at Wikidata
  • Shamil Borchashvili on Instagram Edit this at Wikidata


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