Roman Gontiuk
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Roman Volodimirovich Gontiuk (born 2 February 1984) is a male judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

ka from Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. He won a silver medal in the half-middleweight (81 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 and bronze medal in the half-middleweight (81 kg) division at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

.

Olympic journey from Athens 2004

His Olympic debut started with his match against Adil Belgaid of Morocco and won the match. Throughout the competition, he defeated Reza Chahkhandagh of Iran and world champion Florian Wanner. In the semifinals against Robert Krawczyk of Poland with only 5 seconds left in the match, Roman won by ippon and heads to the finals. In the gold medal match against Ilias Iliadis, Ilias defeated Roman by ippon. Roman won the 2004 Olympic Silver Medal in the judo
-81kg.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2008 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

3rd Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2008 World Cup Vienna 5th Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2008 Super World Cup Tournoi de Paris 1st Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2007 Grand Prix Yerevan 1st Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2007 World Cup Baku 1st Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2007 Super World Cup Rotterdam 5th Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2007 2007 World Judo Championships
2007 World Judo Championships
The 2007 World Judo Championships are the 25th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held at the Rio Olympic Arena, usually called Arena Multiuso, that was built for the 2007 Pan-American Games, in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from September 13 to September 16, 2007.The...

39th Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2006 European Club Cup final Budapest 3rd Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2006 World Cup Boras 1st Middleweight(90 kg)
2005 2005 World Judo Championships
2005 World Judo Championships
The 2005 World Judo Championships were the 24th edition of the Judo World Championships, and were held in Cairo, Egypt from September 8 to September 11, 2005...

3rd Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2004 World University Championships Moscow 3rd Middleweight(90 kg)
2004 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

2nd Half-middleweight
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 81 kg
These are the results of the Men's 81 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total number of 32 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 81 kilograms...

 (81 kg)
2004 A-Tournament Tbilisi 2nd Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2004 A-Tournament Budapest 2nd Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2003 European Team Championships London 3rd Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2003 A-Tournament Warsaw 3rd Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2003 Super A-Tournament Moscow 3rd Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2002 European Junior Championships Rotterdam 1st Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2002 World Junior Championships U20 Jeju Island Korea 2nd Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2001 European U20 Championships Budapest 1st Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2001 A-Tournament U20 Cetniewo 2nd Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2001 A-Tournament Minsk 5th Half-middleweight (81 kg)
2000 European Championships Cadets U17 Oradea 3rd Half-middleweight (81 kg)

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