Varlam Liparteliani (; born 27 February 1989) is a Georgian retired judoka. He has won silver at Olympic and World level.

Career Liparteliani competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 90 kg event and lost in the second round to Mark Anthony. At the European Championships, Liparteliani won gold in 2012, 2014 and 2016, silver in 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021, and bronze in 2011.Varlam Liparteliani from Judo Inside

Liparteliani was the captain of the National Judo Team for Georgia at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was coached by Georgi Gugava.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Liparteliani won the silver medal. He beat Komronshokh Ustopiriyon, Ovini Uera, Lkhagvasürengiin Otgonbaatar and Gwak Dong-han before losing to Mashu Baker in the final.

Liparteliani's favourite skill is Uchi mata. He ranked No. 1 in the world as of 25 September 2018.

In 2021, Liparteliani won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.

Personal life Liparteliani began judo aged 11. His inspirations were Japanese legend Kōsei Inoue and fellow Georgian judoka Zurab Zviadauri. He is married and has three sons.

Liparteliani was involved in a car accident with teammate Avtandil Tchrikishvili during a training camp in Borjomi, Georgia, right before the 2012 Olympics. The passengers in the car were heavily injured, but survived.

Competitive record Judo RecordTotal256Wins200by Ippon104Losses56by Ippon18 (as of 25 September 2018)

Achievements Year Tournament Place Weight class2014 ECCO Team Challenge 1st Middleweight (−90 kg)

Medals

2010 Grand Prix, Tunis Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix, Rotterdam 2011 Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi 2012 Grand Prix, Düsseldorf Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro 2013 Grand Slam, Paris Grand Prix, Düsseldorf World Masters, Tyumen Grand Slam, Tokyo 2014 Grand Slam, Paris Grand Prix, Havana 2015 Grand Prix, Düsseldorf Grand Prix, Tbilisi Grand Slam, Paris 2016 Grand Slam, Paris 2017 Grand Prix, Zagreb Grand Slam, Paris Grand Prix, Ekaterinburg World Masters, St. Petersburg 2018 Grand Slam, Paris Grand Slam, Düsseldorf World Masters, Guangzhou 2019 Grand Slam, Paris

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