Nikoloz Kakhelashvili

Nikoloz Kakhelashvili (born 14 November 1995) is a Georgian-born Italian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Nikoloz Kakhelashvili
Nikoloz Kakhelashvili at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995
Height184 cm (6.04 ft; 72 in)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 97 kg
Representing All-World Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2022 BakuTeam

Career

Kakhelashvili represented Georgia in several competitions before switching to Italy in 2018.

Kakhelashvili competed in the 97 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary without winning a medal.[1] He was eliminated in his first match by Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia.[1] In 2020, he won the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[2][3][4] In the final, he lost against Artur Aleksanyan.[2]

In March 2021, Kakhelashvili competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] He won his first two matches but then lost his match in the semi-finals against Arvi Savolainen of Finland.[5] In April 2021, Kakhelashvili won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[6][7] In May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[8][9] In October 2021, Kakhelashvili lost his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[10][11]

In 2022, Kakhelashvili competed in the 97 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his first match. A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[12] He lost his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[13]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 2nd Greco-Roman 97 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg

References
  1. "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. Etchells, Daniel (12 February 2020). "Armenia claim two Greco-Roman titles on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. Ghazanchyan, Siranush (13 February 2020). "Armenia's Artur Aleksanyan clinches gold at European Championship". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. Morgan, Liam (25 April 2021). "Double world champion Evloev clinches Russian sweep at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. Shefferd, Neil (8 May 2021). "Armenia and Romania book multiple Tokyo 2020 places at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  10. Burke, Patrick (9 October 2021). "Olympic medallist Saravi one of two Iranian winners on penultimate day at UWW World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  12. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  13. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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