Givi Matcharashvili (born 17 May 1997) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the men's 97 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[1] He won one of the bronze medals at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. Matcharashvili represented Georgia at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus and he won the silver medal in the 125 kg event.[2][3]
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| Born | 17 May 1997 Mtskheta, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 97 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2022, Matcharashvili won the silver medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series held in Rome, Italy.[4]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2019 | European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 2nd | Freestyle 125 kg |
| 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 97 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Freestyle 97 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 97 kg | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Freestyle 97 kg |
| Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 2nd | Freestyle 97 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (26 June 2019). "Khizniev earns men's 125kg title as Russia win three golds from four in opening medal night of men's freestyle wrestling at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
External links
edit- Givi Matcharashvili at the International Wrestling Database