- David Khakhaleishvili
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Medal record Men's judo Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona +95 kg World Championships Silver 1991 Barcelona Open Silver 1993 Hamilton +95 kg Bronze 1993 Hamilton Open Bronze 1995 Chiba +95 kg European Championships Gold 1990 Frankfurt Open Gold 1993 Athens +95 kg Gold 1993 Athens Open Gold 1996 The Hague +95 kg David Khakhaleishvili (Georgian: დავით ხახალეიშვილი, born 28 February 1971 in Kutaisi) is a retired heavyweight Georgian judoka.
He was expected to defend his heavyweight Olympic title at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia 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.[1]
Mixed martial arts record
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 0-2 
Yoshihiro NakaoSubmission (punches) K-1 - Premium 2003 Dynamite!! December 31, 2003 2 1:13 Nagoya, Japan Loss 0-1 Yoshihisa YamamotoRings: Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 Opening Round October 25, 1996 Japan Battle Dimensions Tournament 1996 opening round. References
- ^ 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
- Factfile on JudoInside.com
- http://www.khakhaleishvili.org
Olympic Champions in Judo Heavyweight Men 1964: +80 kg, 1972+1976: +93 kg, 1980-1992: +95 kg, 1996-2008: +100 kg1964: Isao Inokuma • 1972: Wim Ruska • 1976: Serhiy Novikov • 1980: Angelo Parisi • 1984+1988: Hitoshi Saito • 1992: David Khakhaleishvili • 1996+2000: David Douillet • 2004: Keiji Suzuki • 2008: Satoshi IshiiCategories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Judoka from Georgia (country)
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka of the Unified Team
- Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic judoka of Georgia (country)
- Mixed martial artists from Georgia (country)
- People from Kutaisi
- Olympic medalists in judo
- European judo biography stubs
- Georgian (country) sportspeople stubs
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