Aharon Jacobashvili

Aharon Jacobashvili (also Aaron and Jakobashvili; אהרון יעקבשווילי; born September 18, 1964) is an Israeli former Olympic boxer.[1][2][3]

Aharon Jacobashvili
Statistics
Real nameאהרון יעקבשווילי
Weight(s)165 lb (75 kg)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Nationality Israel
Born (1964-09-18) September 18, 1964
Georgia

He was born in Georgia, and is Jewish.[4]

Boxing career

He competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, at the age of 23.[1][5] He boxed in the Men's Middleweight competition, losing on points to West German Sven Ottke (who later was the IBF super-middleweight world champion from 1998 to 2004, and the WBA super-middleweight world champion from 2003 to 2004), and came in tied for 32nd.[1][6] When he boxed in the Olympics he was 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) tall, and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).[1]

References

  1. "Aharon Jacobashvili Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Aharon JACOBASHVILI - Olympic Boxing - Israel". olympic.org. 14 June 2016.
  3. "Aharon Jacobashvili". boxrec.com.
  4. "Jacobashvili, Aharon"
  5. Dwyre, Bill (16 September 1988). "Israeli Boxers Allowed to Compete, but South Africa Issue Flares". LA Times.
  6. "Page 4". Battle Creek Enquirer.


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