Born on24.05.1962 in Gori, Judo (71 kg)

Third-prize winner of the XXIV Olympic Games (1988 Seoul), third-prize winner of the World Championship (1989), Champion of the World University Games (1985) and the third-prize winner (1984), the third-prize winner of the European Championship (1989), Winner of the European Cup (1986), Three-fold USSRChampion (1986, 1989, 1990). International Class Master of Sports.