Soso Liparteliani

Soso Liparteliani
Personal information
Born (1971-02-03) 3 February 1971 (age 53)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Georgia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1996)
World Champ.7th (1995)
European Champ.Silver (1993)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍78 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Athens ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1718
JudoInside.com2648
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.

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