Georgi Georgiev (judoka, born 1976)
Bulgarian judoka (born 1976)
Georgi Georgiev (born 30 January 1976) is a Bulgarian judoka.
Career
His career began in his native Pazardzhik under the direction of Ivan Filipov. He trained at the CSKA Army Sports Center in Sofia under the direction of Simeon Cenev. At the top level, he studied the vest wrestling styles combining judo and sambo. He won the world champion title twice, in 2003 and again in 2006. In 2000, at the Sydney Olympics, he lost in the second round to Hüseyin Özkan of Turkey. In 2004, he improved in the Summer Olympics in Athens and won the bronze medal where he lost in the semifinals against the Japanese judoka Masato Uchishiba. He ended his career in 2009.
Currently he works as a coach. at a judo club established by him in his native town Pazardzhik, called "Kodokan 2008".
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