Irine Leonidze

Irine Leonidze (Georgian: ირინე ლეონიძე; born 26 December 1984) is a Georgian former sambo practitioner and judoka.

Irine Leonidze

Personal information
Born	(1984-12-26) 26 December 1984 (age 40)
Occupation(s)	Judoka, Sambist
Sport
Country	Georgia
Sport	Judo, Sambo
Weight class	+78 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	R32 (2007)
European Champ.	5th (2009)
Medal record Representing  Georgia Women's judo IJF Grand Prix 2012 Baku +78 kg Women's sambo World Championship 2012 Minsk ‍–‍80 kg 2013 Saint Petersburg +80 kg 2015 Cassablanca ‍–‍80 kg European Championship 2016 Kazan ‍–‍80 kg 2018 Athens ‍–‍80 kg 2012 Minsk ‍–‍80 kg 2015 Zagreb +80 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	10751
JudoInside.com	39635
Updated on 1 July 2024

Career

As judoka she became champion of 2012 Judo Grand Prix Baku, beaten Croatian Ivana Maranić.

As a sambo practitioner, she has competed in -80 kg and +80 kg categories. At 2012 she has won bronze medal at European Sambo Championships, she has beaten Belarusian Yelizaveta Maiseyenka, then lost to Italian Miranda Giambelli and continued to repechage against Romanian Maria Elena Popescu. In final meeting for bronze medal, she has won against Russian Elena Khakimova.^[1]