ilias iliadis (jarji zviadauri ) vs mark huizinga 2007 world judo championship

[hercmpou88]

truth is,he is a georgian born judoka that competing for greece.Nothing more nothing less.Both countries should be proud of him

[JIMY45GR]

greg louganis the great american diver was born in usa by greek parents,, he is american.. not greek

[Electrowrestler]

for all i know he wrestlers for the greece.so ultimately no matter if he is georgian.I dodnt care

[pamakitis92]

HE IS GREEK FROM PONTOS, MANY GREEKS AFTER GENOCIDE GOES TO CCCR MY PARENTS BORN IN GEORGIA TOO, HE IS GREEK OF PONTOS even his face look like every Pontios;p respect to Georgia

[galski88]

@pamakitis92 he is not from pontus. he was born in akhmeta in kakheti in georgia

[pamakitis92]

@galski88 My friend he could't born in Pontos, he is very young, 1924 and after every Greek leave the Pontos

[shotamartin]

@pamakitis92 there is video on YouTube, where Iliadis himself says that he is Georgians. and that he had changed his name to a Greek name for that to get Greece citizenship in time for 2004 olimpics.

[galski88]

@pamakitis92 ok my friend. but iliadis does not have greek blood. his face looks like khevsur(eastern georgian mountaneers), look at his cousin zviadauri, they look similar. like you said there were many pontiac greecs in georgia but mostly they lived in Tsalka and abkhazia. Anyways i think both greeks and georgians can be proud of iliadis/zviadauri today. Take care

[davrosd]

greek or georgian who cares, he's a great fighter

[arikat1]

mpravo re iliadi. Guys relax. Iliadis is georgian but he lives and competes in greece. I remember after hiw first gold for greece (sydney) the guy couldn't even speak the greek language. So what?! The greeks are proud to have him compete with the greek flag and the armenians are proud for his origins. I think he makes both countries proud with his work ethics and efficiency. He clearly fights in the russian-georgian judo style, powerful and violent

[arikat1]

@arikat1 sorry athens not sydney :)

[sandrowar]

i'm getting upset by the comantator saying that he is greek, even if we didn't knew his real name (zviadauri) just look at his tacknicks all from georgian wrestling.

[JIMY45GR]

Ο Έλληνας τζουντόκα ήταν "καυτός" από τον πρώτο αγώνα και δεν άφησε κανέναν να αμφισβητήσει την ανωτερότητά του μέσα στο τατάμι. Σημείωσε έξι νίκες, συμπεριλαμβανομένου και δύο επί Ιαπώνων τζουντόκα. Η δεύτερη εξ αυτών στον τελικό της κατηγορίας, όπου στο golden score έκαμψε την αντίσταση του Νταίκι Νισιγιάμα εκτοξεύοντας το ελληνικό τζούντο στην κορυφή του κόσμου.

Τόσο τον προημιτελικό, αλλά πολύ περισσότερο τον ημιτελικό, ο Ηλιάδης τους μετέτρεψε σε παράσταση για έναν ρόλο. Σ\

[ga000000000000]

georgians didnt apreciate his talent and i think if still was living there he will never become so great..he was poor and nobody dont care about him so shut up now georgians i talked with him and he says the same.....

[galski88]

@ga000000000000 so what? he is still georgian and his judo is georgian. how many olympic champions did greece have in judo before iliadis/zviadauri?Also another guy zantaraia from ukraine who recently got world championship and finished second in japan. georgia produces many great judokas despite many troubles. some judokas leave our country for better life but they are still georgian

[ga000000000000]

@galski88 i didnt say that they r noot and now in greece new age of talents coming Azoidis fear that name he is 17 year old now judo is every where not only in georgia as you see even a swedish guy came first in european champion ship

[galski88]

@ga000000000000 girgios azoidis? hi is good..but still there was no olympic champion for greece in judo before jarji zviadauri(ilias iliadis)

[ga000000000000]

@galski88 you will see now ;)) he is my cousin

[MrGagaw]

he is greek in his mind and in his hurt and georgian in his blood!

[galski88]

@MrGagaw he is georgian in blood and heard and mind and WRESTLING.

[yuk726]

who gives a shit what imaginary border he imagines himself to belong to. He's an excellent judo player, that's all you need to know.

[ThePranke]

wtf this whole discussion about "ilias Iliadis" being greek lol.

he is georgian of course representing greece, cause when he was making his breakthrough georgia had huge economic problems and could not pay him and his poor family enough money, so he went to greece.

and who told you his grandparents were greek? total lie. they are khevsurs form the caucasus, and probably have never ever seen a greek in their life.

[BlazemanG13]

ilias iliadis is adopted by greek parents, He took the greek last name from them(iliadis)

[070dh]

thats bullshit

[G0dspelronin]

What a great match....

[katanalol51]

lol giga we all know he is georgian his last name is georgian and it doesnt matter what other say who dont know shit lol leave them alone or ill to iponsionage or katagurumao on u lol just kiddin lmao

[ebela92]

he is georgian, from akhmeta

[Menagve]

jarji zviadauri is georgian (khevsuri) this is georgian region!

but now he play as greek

[mrSExyGR]

he is Greek he just grow up in Georgia!!! and Georgians u know it well stop acting!! i am Greek but i born in Georgia that dosent mean that i am Georgian!!! Lots of Greeks was living in Georgia, because of war in Greece lots of people moved around caucuses.

[xrevisex]

That doesn't make any sense. I was born in the United States and my parents are from Mexico and I grew up in the United States, so that still makes me Mexican? I would say you are a Georgian, from Greek descent.

[Qartveli84]

ofcorse you are Mexican. you were just born and raised in US. you have Mexican blood is ur both parenats are from there.

[mrSExyGR]

ye exacly .. like the guy below said.. i am what my parents are.. it dosent mean were are u born!! it matters were is parents are from! so if i was born in china i will be chinese yee?? lol

[070dh]

he is not born in greece and his parents either

[giga927]

lmao are u retarted!!! he has a georgian last name his parents are georgian his generation are georgian he just moved to greek because georgia was a poor country and couldn't pay him much money and he didnt have food and thingsso this greek guy picked him up and took him to greem and paid him money

[giostefaneli]

file mu aftos geni8ike stin georgia. h mana tu kai o pateras tu einai georgianoi dld kai aftos einai ka8aros georgianos. kai se enan filo mu pigmaxo georgiano eixan pei na ala3i epi8eto kai na ekprosopisi tin elada. apla aftos arni8ike. tin idia periptosi exume kai me ton ilia, apla aftos dextike gia tin alagi tu onomatos.

[irakliauf]

offcourse because your ethnisity is not georgian. Zviadauri is representing Greece in this moment but it does not means that he is grec... How old are youmy friend? lik you said you lived in georgia.. did yu have the friends righ now on there or not?

[irakliauf]

on little joking compareason:

if a wolf wil decide to represent the Bears does he will be a Bear? never my friend never...

[internetTOUGHGUY1000]

@irakliauf

such a dumb comment

[rezorezo11]

magarihar  moemzade londonis olimpiadisatvis

[base88888]

with Blood Georgian but Greek with mentality probably

[base88888]

Jarji Zviadauri Real name now he changed it so he is ilias Iliadis , he is Georgian but if he feels to be with Greece and play as a Greek that is ok

[jsbkjbkjn]

zurab zviadauri's cousin jarji zviadauri(iliadis).both of them are great,both of them are olympic champions,and both of them are georgians

it s a fact.

[ultrasinter]

AGREE

[pamakitis92]

@jsbkjbkjn they are not georgians, they are Greeks came from PONTOS but they grow up in CCCR as many greeks of Pontos after the genocide from bastard Turks, my parent born in Georgia too but we are Greeks, respect to Georgia

[jsbkjbkjn]

@pamakitis92

try google "Ilias Iliadis"

wikipedia:Ilias Iliadis (Greek: Ηλίας Ηλιάδης, born Jarji Zviadauri Georgian: ჯარჯი ზვიადაური, on 10 November 1986) is a Georgian-born Greek judoka.

Yes,i know about Pontos greeks from Tsalka(Georgia),but Iliadis(Zviadauri) is georgian from Khevsureti

[bigempty8]

vrudusko

[Kosta17Greece]

his grandfather and grandmother was greeks

and today he cryed because he lose and he had the greek flag in the opening ceremony but greece love him and he ist still young he is still 20

psixara mou esiiii !!!!

[Pythonanchietae]

He is Georgian.Nothing wrong with that.He is married to a greek woman and has Greek citizenship.His family emigrated here 15 years ago like many Georgians.

Both Georgians and Greeks shall be proud of him.He is a very good athlete.

[Gre10564]

I thought Iliadis was and is Greek.ANyway, doesn't matter anyway,Georgians,the true warriors have a war to win now against Russia.Orthodox for ever!!!!!!

[giga927]

i dont hate greek it just that u greeks showin off cause of jarji zviadauri and keep sayin he is greek he is a georgian thats why he wins not greek

[anonymos1982]

I think that they have a "complex" with greece. anyway in Olympics games everyone will see one greek with the name ILIADIS to win a mettal (the gold i wish)

[kokoriko999]

movie 300 is fake but the the battle in thermopyles did happend and persia lost thousands by only few brave greeks from sparta and rest of greece...and giga927 stop being such a savage... why u hate greece so much any way?

[giga927]

georgians are the true worriers and will kick your ass remember that movie 300 is fake

[giga927]

suck my dick he is georgian fuck greek any ginnas wanna pop meet me at newyourk brooklyn your pussy ass shut th efuck up and suck my dick u pussy greeks

[QartveliPatrioti]

you dumb ass he is not greek !!! he is proud georgian he didn`t change his name he just represented greece on that match come to georgia and you will see so if you don`t know don`t say

[judoka1]

He wears the Greek flag he has Greek citizenship he lives in Greece he fights with the Greek team he changed his name to a Greek name! What else do you need? he is not Georgian get over it! If he was a proud Georgian like you are portraying him he sure doesn't act like it! May be he got tired of all the Georgian pride crap and flew to Greece.

[atirax1]

he is greek in his mind!

[shotamartin]

in his mind he is real and true georgian

[bergthorn]

@shotamartin LOL even the name of your country is Greek...

[shotamartin]

@bergthorn name of our country is Saqartvelo, Georgia is the name of our country in other languages

[bergthorn]

@shotamartin not other languages...its only greek...you should ask kind permission each time you use a greek word :D nothing wrong of being a saqartvelian though!

[giga927]

@atirax1 he trains judo with georgians in georgia and said he wants to finish hes career fighting for georgia yea hes defenetly greek in his mind...

[mexashe]

@giga927 I'm Georgian, but why does he want to FINISH his career in Georgia and not BE in Georgia during his best years, I dont respect him, Georgia must not be the last option for sportsmen, it should be the first option, especially now since the situation in Judo is better than 15-20 years ago.

[giga927]

@mexashe you know why because the greek guy that took him to greece when he bearly had money for food and use to pass out during practice that guy made jarji hes son and hes been there all hes like he cant just live a guy thats supported him all hes life and made him what he is thats hes step father

[Heliadae]

yes, he is not Greek. His real name is ZVIADAURI and he is georgian.