Ansor Kiknadze
Ansor Kiknadze (born March 26, 1934 in Badiauri , Georgian SSR , † November 17, 1977 in Tbilisi ) was a Soviet judoka who competed in heavyweight and all-category in the 1960s. He won an Olympic bronze medal and four European championship titles.
The 1.82 m tall athlete from Dynamo Tbilisi won his first European title in the all category in 1962, followed by the second title in 1964. This year judo was part of the Olympic program for the first time at the Olympic Games in Tokyo . In the Olympic competitions , 15 participants from 13 countries competed in the heavyweight division. Kiknadze won his two preliminary round fights, but then lost to the Japanese Isao Inokuma in the semifinals and received the bronze medal.
In 1965, Kiknadze defeated Dutch Willem Ruska in the final of the European Championships in the all category , and in 1966 he won against German Alfred Meier . In 1967 he reached the final in the all category for the fifth time, but lost to the Dutchman Anton Geesink . At the European Championships in 1968 Kiknadse went to the heavyweight division and lost to the German Klaus Glahn .
Kiknadze won bronze in the all category at the World Judo Championships in 1965 , followed by bronze in the heavyweight division in 1967 . Kiknadze was also a member of the Soviet teams, which won the European team championship from 1963 to 1966, in 1962 and 1967 he received team bronze.
Soviet judo championships did not exist until 1973. Ansor Kiknadze was, however, from 1961 to 1965 Soviet heavyweight champion in sambo , a Russian martial art with references to judo. After his career, Kiknadze was a judo and sambo trainer. He died in a traffic accident at the age of 43.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .
Web links
- Ansor Kiknadze at JudoInside.com
- Ansor Kiknadze in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- European championships in the all category on sport-komplett.de
Footnotes
- ↑ European team championships on sport-komplett.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kiknadze, Ansor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet judoka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Badiauri , Georgian SSR |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th November 1977 |
| Place of death | Tbilisi |