Born on 20.07.1975 in Mestia, Judo (60 kg)

Two-fold European Champion (1998, 2003) and a seven-fold third-prize winner (1999-2002, 2007, 2008, 2009). Second-prize winner of the XXVIII Olympic Games (2004, Athens). The second-prize winner (2007) and the third-prize winner (1999) of the World Championships, the three-fold European Champion (2002, 2003, 2007) and the World Champion (2006) in team competition, European Champion among boys (1992), European Champion in Sambo (2010) and the World Champion in Sambo among youth (1994). Chevalier of the Order of Honor.