Giorgi Gogshelidze

Giorgi Gogshelidze (born 7 November 1979 in Gori) is a Georgian wrestler, who has won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Giorgi Gogshelidze
Gogshelidze
Personal information
Nationality Georgia
Born (1979-11-07) 7 November 1979
Gori, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Years active1999-
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Sport
Country Georgia(2006-)
 Russia(1999-2004)
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubDynamo Tbilisi
Coached byNugsar Shireli
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 96 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 Guangzhou96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Herning96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow96 kg
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2008 Tampere96 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Baku96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2006 Moscow96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Sofia96 kg
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Sofia97 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Budapest97 kg
Updated on 2 October 2014.

References
  1. Athlete - The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games
  • bio on fila-wrestling.com
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giorgi Gogshelidze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.


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