Soso Jabidze

Soso Jabidze (Georgian: სოსო ჯაბიძე; born 14 August 1987 in Mayakovsky) is an amateur Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's heavyweight category.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in his division at the 2010 European Wrestling Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3]

Soso Jabidze
Personal information
Full nameSoso Jabidze
Nationality Georgia
Born (1987-08-14) 14 August 1987
Mayakovsky, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
CoachMerab Tartshia[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Georgia
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 Baku96 kg

Jabidze represented Georgia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 96 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Albanian-born Bulgarian wrestler and world champion Elis Guri, with a three-set technical score (0–2, 1–0, 0–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4][5]

References
  1. "Soso Jabidze". London 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Soso Jabidze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. "Jabidze won the only medal of Georgian Greco-Romans". Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  4. "Men's 96kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  5. "Bulgaria's wrestling champ Elis Guri advances, but not easily". Novinite. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.


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