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...

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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)

External links

• Database Olympics
• Videos of Roman Gontyuk in action (judovision.org)