Grigory Verichev

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Grigory Verichev
Personal information
Born(1957-04-04)4 April 1957
Küñgär, Russia
Died25 May 2006(2006-05-25) (aged 49)
Chelyabinsk, Russia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameGrigory Verichev
Debut1990
Retired1993
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportJudo
Weight class+95 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1988)
World Champ.Gold medal – World (1987)
European Champ.Gold (1981, 1985, 1987,
Gold( 1988)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul+95 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Essen+95 kg
Silver medal – second place1981 Maastricht+95 kg
Bronze medal – third place1985 Seoul+95 kg
Bronze medal – third place1989 Belgrade+95 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1981 Debrecen+95 kg
Gold medal – first place1985 Hamar+95 kg
Gold medal – first place1987 ParisOpen
Gold medal – first place1988 Pamplona+95 kg
Silver medal – second place1984 LiegeOpen
Bronze medal – third place1982 Rostock+95 kg
Bronze medal – third place1983 ParisOpen
Bronze medal – third place1986 Belgrade+95 kg
Bronze medal – third place1986 BelgradeOpen
Bronze medal – third place1989 Helsinki+95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53797
JudoInside.com5748
Updated on 18 June 2023

Grigory Vladimirovich Verichev (Russian: Григорий владимирович Веричев; 4 April 1957 – 25 May 2006) was a Russian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight class.[1]

From 1990 to 1993 Verichev competed for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling in Japan.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grigory Verichev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.