David Khakhaleishvili

David Khakhaleishvili

Personal information
Born	28 February 1971
Died	11 January 2021 (aged 49)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Georgia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+95 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1992)
World Champ.	(1991, 1993)
European Champ.	(1993, 1993, 1996)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona +95 kg Representing Georgia World Championships 1993 Hamilton +95 kg 1993 Hamilton Open 1995 Chiba +95 kg European Championships 1993 Athens Open 1993 Athens +95 kg 1996 The Hague +95 kg Representing Soviet Union World Championships 1991 Barcelona Open European Championships 1990 Frankfurt Open European Junior Championships 1988 Vienna +95 kg 1989 Athens +95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	2703
JudoInside.com	2645
Updated on 5 June 2023.

David Rostomovich Khakhaleishvili (Georgian: დავით როსტომის ძე ხახალეიშვილი; 28 February 1971 – 11 January 2021) was a heavyweight Georgian judoka, mixed martial artist and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Kutaisi.

Career

Khakhaleishvili was expected to defend his heavyweight Olympic title at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, U.S. in a highly anticipated match against the reigning world champion, David Douillet, but Khakhaleishvili and his coach went to the wrong location for weigh-ins and Khakhaleishvili was disqualified from the competition for failing to make weight.

Mixed martial-arts record