Giorgi Zantaraia

Giorgi Zantaraia (Georgian:გიორგი ზანთარაია; Ukrainian:Ґеоргiй Зантарая) (born October 21, 1987 in Gali, Georgia (Abkhazia)) is a judoka from Ukraine with Georgian roots.

He was born in city Gali but during civil war in Abkhazia (1992-93) when he was 5 years old his family moved to Kiev, Ukraine. He can understand Georgian but he can't write and read.

He begun with judo at age 10 in his school where was a seminary. Later he countinued under trainer Vitaliy Dubrova.

Although he had better results in 2008 he missed Olympic Games in Beijing because trainers chose Maksym Korotun to be the one who will represent Ukraine in -60kg category.

Achievements

Date	Category	Tournament	Place
05.02.2011	- 60 kg	Grand Slam Paris	3rd

Links

Interview 09/2009
Interview 09/2010
11/2010