Soso Liparteliani

Georgian judoka (born 1971)

Soso Liparteliani

Personal information

Born

(1971-02-03) 3 February 1971 (age 53)

Occupation

Judoka

Sport

Country

Georgia

Sport

Judo

Weight class

‍–‍78 kg

Achievements and titles

Olympic Games

(1996)

World Champ.

7th (1995)

European Champ.

(1993)

Medal record

Men's judo

Representing Georgia
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	‍–‍78 kg
European Championships
	1993 Athens	‍–‍78 kg

Profile at external databases

IJF

1718

JudoInside.com

2648

Updated on 4 June 2023

Soso Liparteliani (born 3 February 1971) is a Georgian judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's half middleweight category. In doing so, Liparteliani became the first Olympic medalist for Georgia.^[1] He is the uncle of Georgian judoka Eteri Liparteliani, who has competed at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics.^[2]^[3]

He was silver medalist 1993 European championships in Athens.

Champion International Tournament Tbilisi 1992, 1993, in Moscow 1995.

References

^ Mackay, Duncan (9 June 2014). "Georgia National Olympic Committee extends sponsorship deal with Azerbaijan oil company". Inside the Games. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
^ "Judo in the time of Covid-19: Eteri Liparteliani". JudoInside. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
^ "Soso Lip'art'eliani". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2024.