David Khakhaleishvili

David Khakhaleishvili
Personal information
Born28 February 1971
Died11 January 2021 (2021-01-12) (aged 49)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportJudo
Weight class+95 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1992)
World Champ.Silver (1991, 1993)
European Champ.Gold (1993, 1993, 1996)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona +95 kg
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Hamilton +95 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Hamilton Open
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Chiba +95 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Athens Open
Gold medal – first place 1993 Athens +95 kg
Gold medal – first place 1996 The Hague +95 kg
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Barcelona Open
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Frankfurt Open
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Vienna +95 kg
Gold medal – first place 1989 Athens +95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2703
JudoInside.com2645
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

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

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Rhoden, William C. "Defending Judo Champ in Wrong Place at Wrong Time" (July 21, 1996). The New York Times. Retrieved on April 19, 2011


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