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
Died25 May 2006(2006-05-25) (aged 49)
Chelyabinsk, Russia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Ring name(s)Grigory Verichev
Debut1990
Retired1993
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportJudo
Weight class+95 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1988)
World Champ.Gold (1987)
European Champ.Gold (1981, 1985, 1987,
1988)
Profile at external databases
IJF53797
JudoInside.com5748
Updated on 18 June 2023

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

Championships and accomplishments

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