Grigory Verichev

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.

Grigory Verichev

Personal information
Born	(1957-04-04)4 April 1957 Küñgär, Russia
Died	25 May 2006(2006-05-25) (aged 49) Chelyabinsk, Russia
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name	Grigory Verichev
Debut	1990
Retired	1993
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+95 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1988)
World Champ.	(1987)
European Champ.	(1981, 1985, 1987, ( 1988)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul +95 kg World Championships 1987 Essen +95 kg 1981 Maastricht +95 kg 1985 Seoul +95 kg 1989 Belgrade +95 kg European Championships 1981 Debrecen +95 kg 1985 Hamar +95 kg 1987 Paris Open 1988 Pamplona +95 kg 1984 Liege Open 1982 Rostock +95 kg 1983 Paris Open 1986 Belgrade +95 kg 1986 Belgrade Open 1989 Helsinki +95 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	53797
JudoInside.com	5748
Updated on 18 June 2023

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

Championships and accomplishments

• Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
  • WWA World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tarzan Goto
  • Street Fight Tag Team Tournament (1992) - with Atsushi Onita

External links

• Grigory Verichev at the International Judo Federation
• Grigory Verichev at JudoInside.com
• Grigory Verichev at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Grigory Verichev at Internet Wrestling Database
• Grigory Verichev at Olympics.com
• Grigory Verichev at Olympedia
• Grigory Verichev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Grigory Verichev at The-Sports.org
• Grigory Verichev at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Grigory Verichev at Find a Grave