Giga Ochkhikidze
Georgian Paralympic athlete (born 1990)
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| Nationality | Georgian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990 (age 33)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Giga Ochkhikidze (born 14 November 1990) is a Georgian para-athlete specializing in shot put. He represented Georgia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Ochkhikidze represented Georgia at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the shot put F53 event with a Championship record of 8.79 metres.[2] As a result, he qualified for the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[3] At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the shot put F53 event with a World Record throw of 9.66 metres. An appeal of the national delegation against a false attempt led to Ochkhikidze's medal being revoked.[4] His gold medal was later reinstated following another appeal.[5]
References
- ^ "Giga Ochkhikidze". paralympic.org. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Kobe 2024: Leon Schaefer, Sabrine Fortune save their best for last on rainy Sunday". paralympic.org. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Para-athlete Giga Ochkhikidze wins Gold, secures paralympic license in shot put". 1tv.ge. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Jeux Paralympiques 2024: la médaille d'Abdelillah Gani au lancer du poids (F53) réévaluée en or" (in French). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Georgian para athlete's gold medal reinstated following appeal against revocation". agenda.ge. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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