Career Highlights: Marsagishvili continued his quick ascent into the ranks of the elite by winning the European championships in March and earning a spot as one of the favorites heading into London. Marsagishvili spent the past few years competing at both the junior and senior level, with stellar results in both. He won the 2011 European junior championship and followed that up a month later by winning the world junior championship. Marsagishvili also finished second at the 2011 European senior championship and earned a bronze medal at the 2011 world championships.