Ketevan Losaberidze

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameKetevan•Losaberidze
Used nameKetevan•Losaberidze
Nick/petnamesKeto
Original nameქეთევან•ლოსაბერიძე
Other namesKetevan Bagratovna Losaberidze, Кетеван Багратовна Лосаберидзе
Born1 August 1949 in Tqibuli, Imereti (GEO)
Died23 January 2022 in Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO)
Measurements162 cm / 75 kg
AffiliationsBurevestnik Kutaisi, Kutaisi (GEO) / Burevestnik Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO)
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Georgia
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Georgian Ketevan Losaberidze was one of the best female Soviet archers in the 1970s. During her career, Losaberidze competed at two Olympic Games, finishing fourth in 1972 and taking gold in 1980, becoming the first and only Soviet Olympic gold medal winner in archery. Losaberidze also won World team titles in 1973 and 1981, an European individual title in 1972 and European team titles in 1972, 1978 and 1980. She won two individual Soviet titles in 1973 and 1979 and took five individual bronzes at the Soviet Championships (1971-72, 1974-75, 1981). She also won the Soviet Cup twice in 1972 and 1978, was selected as the best Georgian sportsman of the year in 1980 and was fourth in the best Georgian sportswoman of the 20th century election. After her sporting career, Losaberidze worked as a professor of mathematics at the Tbilisi State University and from 2002-05 was the president of the Georgian Archery Federation.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1972 Summer Olympics Archery URS GEO Ketevan Losaberidze
Individual, Women (Olympic) 4
1980 Summer Olympics Archery URS GEO Ketevan Losaberidze
Individual, Women (Olympic) 1 Gold

Olympic Records

Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.
Games Date Sport Event Phase Mark Pos
1972 Summer Olympics 7 – 10 September 1972 Archery Individual, Women (Double FITA Round, 90 metres) 70 m 580 1
1972 Summer Olympics 7 – 8 September 1972 Archery Individual, Women (Single FITA Round, 70 metres) 70 m 284 1
1972 Summer Olympics 9 – 10 September 1972 Archery Individual, Women (Single FITA Round, 70 metres) 70 m 296 1
1980 Summer Olympics 30 July – 2 August 1980 Archery Individual, Women (Single FITA Round, 30 metres) 50 m 346 1
1980 Summer Olympics 1 – 2 August 1980 Archery Individual, Women (Double FITA Round, 30 metres) 30 m 690 1

Special Notes