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| BAZADZE Sandro |
| NOC |
Georgia
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| Gender | Men |
| Born |
29 Jul 1993
in Tbilisi, GEO
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| Height | 1.93 m |
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Sport Specific Information |
| Handedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
English, Georgian, Russian |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His older brother Beka represented Georgia in fencing at 11 editions of the world championships between 2009 and 2022. His father Merab has served as president of the Georgian Fencing Federation. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Jun 2023; lelo.ge, 09 Feb 2022) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began fencing at age 13. |
| Why this sport? |
"This sport is the sport of my family. My father, my brother - they were all engaged in fencing. And I also really wanted to be on a par with them. At first I played football, but once I happened to be at the Georgian fencing championship, and I liked what my brother and father did. It was love at first sight." |
General Interest |
| Milestones |
He became the first fencer representing Georgia to win a gold medal at a Grand Prix event when he was victorious in individual sabre in 2023 in Tunis, Tunisia. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Jun 2023; agenda.ge, 16 Jan 2023)
He became the first male fencer representing Georgia to win a gold medal at the European championships when he was victorious in individual sabre at the 2022 edition of the tournament in Antalya, Turkiye. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Jun 2023; eurofencing.info, 18 Jun 2022) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"You need to learn how to lose, so that you can then learn how to win." (sputnik-georgia.ru, 01 Jun 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Wife Salome, son Dachi |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Christian Bauer, FRA |
| Club / Team |
Cercle d'Escrime Orleanais: France |
Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Orléans, FRA |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Reading books. (ambebi.ge, 25 Jan 2022) |
| Ambitions |
To win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (ambebi.ge, 25 Jan 2022) |
| Nicknames |
Zorro (ambebi.ge, 25 Jan 2022) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
4 |
Individual Sabre |
Tokyo, Japan |
| World Championships |
| 2023 |
2 |
Individual Sabre |
Milan, Italy |
| 2022 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Cairo, Egypt |
| 2019 |
7 |
Team Sabre |
Budapest, Hungary |
| 2018 |
4 |
Team Sabre |
Wuxi, China |
| European Championships |
| 2023 (Team) |
Final 7-8 |
Team Sabre |
Kraków, Poland |
| 2023 (Individua |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 2022 |
1 |
Individual Sabre |
Antalya, Turkey |
| 2019 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2019 |
7 |
Team Sabre |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2018 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2018 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Sabre |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| 2017 |
3 |
Individual Sabre |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2017 |
Final 7-8 |
Team Sabre |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2016 |
5 |
Individual Sabre |
Torun, Poland |
| 2013 |
8 |
Team Sabre |
Zagreb, Croatia |
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