Leri Kenchadze

Leri Kenchadze
Makarova/Kenchadze at the 2012 World Championships
Personal information
Native name	ლერი კენჭაძე Лери Кенчадзе
Country represented	Bulgaria
Born	(1986-08-16) 16 August 1986 (age 30) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Residence	Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Partner	Elizaveta Makarova, Alexandra Malakhova, Alexandra Goncharuk, Nina Ivanova
Coach	Hristo Turlakov, Andrei Lutai
Choreographer	Ina Lutai
Skating club	Skøjteklub København
Former skating club	Dance on Ice Denkova-Staviski
Training locations	Sofia, Bulgaria
Began skating	1993
Retired	2015

Leri Kenchadze (Georgian: ლერი კენჭაძე, Bulgarian: Лери Кенчадзе, born 16 August 1986) is a Bulgarian former competitive pair skater. With Elizaveta Makarova, he is the 2013 MNNT Cup champion, the 2015 Bavarian Open bronze medalist, and a four-time Bulgarian national champion.

Leri Kenchadze was born 16 August 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union. He is the twin brother of Georgi Kenchadze. After living in Bulgaria for over a decade, he moved to Denmark in 2015.

Kenchadze competed for Bulgaria throughout his career. He appeared as a single skater through the 2005–06 season.

Kenchadze began competing in pair skating in the 2006–07 season, partnering Nina Ivanova. In 2009–10, he skated with Alexandra Goncharuk, placing seventh at the 2009 NRW Trophy and second at the Bulgarian Championships. The following season, he partnered Alexandra Malakhova. Coached by Pavel Kitashev, the pair won silver at the 2011 MNNT Cup and placed 22nd at the 2011 World Championships in Moscow.

In 2011, Kenchadze teamed up with Elizaveta Makarova. The pair trained in Sofia, coached by Hristo Turlakov and Andrei Lutai. Makarova/Kenchadze competed at four European Championships and three World Championships. They became the first ever pair from Bulgaria to perform a throw triple jump and triple twist successfully at European and World Championships.