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Soso Palelashvili

Soso Palelashvili is an Israeli judoka who competed in the under 73 kg category and represented Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

born 1986Israeli judo, under 73 kg2012 London Olympics2012 European Championships bronze medal

Soso Palelashvili
Born
6 September 1986, Gori
Occupation
judoka

Soso Palelashvili was born in 1986 in Gori

Iosef "Soso" Palelashvili was born on 6 September 1986 in Gori, Georgia. He is a Christian. He began training in judo at age 7, following his grandfather.

In 2008 he moved to Israel with his Jewish wife, Anano Makharashvili. In Israel he trained under Oren Smadja. In 2011 he won bronze medals at the World Cup in Tbilisi and at the Düsseldorf Grand Prix.

He won a bronze medal at the 2012 European Championships, beating Giovanni Di Cristo of Italy in the bronze medal match. At the 2012 London Olympics he competed in the men's 73 kg event. He beat Sezer Huysuz and then lost to Riki Nakaya of Japan.

After the Olympics he returned to Georgia. Alongside judo, he began working for the Gori municipality.

Soso Palelashvili's life in 6 milestones

  1. 1986

    Born in Gori, Georgia.

  2. 2008

    Moved to Israel with his wife.

  3. 2011

    Won bronze at the World Cup in Tbilisi.

  4. 2011

    Won bronze at the Düsseldorf Grand Prix.

  5. 2012

    Won bronze at the European Championships.

  6. 2012

    Competed for Israel at the London Olympics.

These 6 people share a field, a unit or a party with Soso Palelashvili

Based on English Wikipedia, Soso Palelashvili and Hebrew Wikipedia, סוסו פללשווילי, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: הוועד האולימפי בישראל {Olympic Committee of Israel), edited by idobi, CC BY-SA 3.0

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