David Khakhaleishvili
Appearance
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Born | 28 February 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 January 2021 | (aged 49)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | +95 kg, Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Champ. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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IJF | 2703 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 2645 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 5 June 2023 |
David Rostomovich Khakhaleishvili (Georgian: დავით როსტომის ძე ხახალეიშვილი; 28 February 1971 – 11 January 2021) was a heavyweight Georgian judoka, mixed martial artist and Olympic gold medalist.[1] He was born in Kutaisi.
Career
[edit]Khakhaleishvili was expected to defend his heavyweight Olympic title at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. in a highly anticipated match against the reigning world champion, David Douillet, but Khakhaleishvili and his coach went to the wrong location for weigh-ins and Khakhaleishvili was disqualified from the competition for failing to make weight.[2]
Mixed martial-arts record
[edit]Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 1–2 | Yoshihiro Nakao | TKO (submission to punches) | K-1: Premium 2003 Dynamite!! | December 31, 2003 | 2 | 1:13 | Nagoya, Japan | |
Loss | 1–1 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | RINGS: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round | October 25, 1996 | Japan | Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round. | |||
Win | 1–0 | Herman Renting | RINGS: Budokan Hall 1995 | January 25, 1995 | Tokyo, Japan |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Khakhaleishvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Rhoden, William C. "Defending Judo Champ in Wrong Place at Wrong Time" (July 21, 1996). The New York Times. Retrieved on April 19, 2011
External links
[edit]- David Khakhaleishvili at the International Judo Federation
- David Khakhaleishvili at JudoInside.com
- David Khakhaleishvili at AllJudo.net (in French)
- David Khakhaleishvili at Sherdog
- David Khakhaleishvili at Tapology.com
- David Khakhaleishvili at The-Sports.org
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 September 2008)
Categories:
- 1971 births
- 2021 deaths
- Male judoka from Georgia (country)
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for the Unified Team
- Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic judoka for Georgia (country)
- Male mixed martial artists from Georgia (country)
- Mixed martial artists utilizing judo
- Sportspeople from Kutaisi
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence
- Georgia (country) judo biography stubs
- Mixed martial arts biography stubs