Anzor Kiknadze

{{Short description|Georgian judoka (1934–1977)}}

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{{Infobox judoka

| image = Anzor Kiknadze 1964 (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Anzor Kiknadze at the 1964 Olympics

| birth_date = 26 March 1934

| death_date = 17 November 1977 (aged 43)

| birth_place = Badiauri, Sagarejo, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union

| death_place = Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 105 kg

| country = Soviet Union

| weight_class = +80 kg, +93 kg, Open

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| club = Dynamo Tbilisi

| worlds_rank = 3

| worlds_year = 1965

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| worlds_year2 = 1967

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| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 1962

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| regionals_year2 = 1964

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| regionals_year3 = 1965

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| regionals_year4 = 1966

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| olympics_rank = 3

| olympics_year = 1964

| olympics_weight = Men's +80 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{URS}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}

{{Medal|B| 1964 Tokyo | +80 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 1965 Rio de Janeiro | Open }}

{{Medal|B| 1967 Salt Lake City | +93 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 1962 Essen | Open }}

{{Medal|G| 1964 Berlin | Open }}

{{Medal|G| 1965 Madrid | Open }}

{{Medal|G| 1966 Luxembourg | Open }}

{{Medal|S| 1967 Rome | Open }}

{{Medal|S| 1968 Lausanne | +93 kg }}

| updated = 25 June 2023

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Anzor Kiknadze ({{lang-ka|ანზორ კიკნაძე}}, {{langx|ru|Анзор Леванович Кикнадзе}}, 26 March 1934 – 17 November 1977) was a Georgian judoka who won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division (+80 kg) at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the world championships he won two bronze medals, in 1965 and 1967. At the European Championships he won an open title in 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1966, and finished second in 1967 and 1968. He was also European team champion in 1963–66, winning team bronzes in 1962 and 1967. Nationally, he was a Soviet champion in sambo in 1961–1965, but never competed in the judo championships, which were first held in 1973. After retiring from competitions he coached sambo and judo in Tbilisi where he died in a car accident, aged 43.

References

{{Reflist|refs=[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/anzor-kiknadze-1.html Anzor K'ik'nadze]. sports-reference.com

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120921021735/http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/view/5829/ Anzor Kiknadze (Soviet Union) ]. judoinside.com

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