Ushangi Kokauri

Ushangi Kokauri
Personal information
Full name Ushangi Kokauri
Nationality Georgian
Citizenship Azerbaijan
Born 10 January 1992 (1992-01-10) (age 24)
Weight +100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country Azerbaijan
Sport Judo
Medal record
Representing  Azerbaijan
European Championships
2016 Kazan team
Judo Grand Prix
2016 Almaty +100 kg
IJF African Open
2015 African Open Port Louis +100 kg
2016 African Open Casablanca +100 kg
IJF Oceania Open
2015 Oceania Open Wollongong +100 kg
IJF European Open
2016 European Open Oberwart +100 kg
2016 European Open Prague +100 kg

Ushangi Kokauri (Azerbaijani: Uşangi Kokauri) – is an Azerbaijani judoka of Georgian origin, acting in the weight category over 100 kg, member of the national team of Azerbaijan in judo. Ushangi representing Azerbaijan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's +100 kg event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Hisayoshi Harasawa.[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Ushangi Kokauri born 10 January 1992 in Georgia. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 he won Georgian youth judo championship. In 2012 he won the bronze medal in the championship of Georgia among adults. In November 2015 IJF Oceania Cup in Wollongong (Australia) won a silver medal. In the same year he won the bronze medal at the IJF African Cup in Port Louis. In February 2016 won a bronze medal at the IJF European Cup in Prague and gold – in Oberwart. In March of the same year he won the IJF African Cup in Casablanca. In April of the same in 2016 he won the bronze medal of the European Judo Championships in Kazan in the team standings. In May 2016, he was ranked 23th in the world rankings. It was his best result in the world rankings.

References

  1. ↑ "Azerbaijani judoka advances to 1/8 finals in Rio". AzerNews. 12 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Olympics-Judo-Men's +100kg last 16 results". Daily Mail. 12 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ushangi Kokauri". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Men +100 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
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