Vladimer Gegeshidze

Vladimer Gegeshidze (Georgian: ვლადიმერ გეგეშიძე; born February 10, 1985, in Tbilisi) is an amateur Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's light heavyweight category.[1][2] He won a silver medal in the same weight division at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships, coincidentally held in his home city Tbilisi, losing out to Russian wrestler and former Olympic champion Alexei Mishin.[3]

Vladimer Gegeshidze
Personal information
Full nameVladimer Gegeshidze
Nationality Georgia
Born (1985-02-10) 10 February 1985
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubSport Club Tbilisi[1]
CoachOtari Tateshvili[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Georgia
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Tbilisi84 kg

Gegeshidze represented Georgia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 84 kg class. He defeated Azerbaijan's Saman Tahmasebi and Ukraine's Vasyl Rachyba in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the semi-final match to Russia's Alan Khugayev, who was able to score three points each in two straight periods, leaving Gegeshidze with a single point.[4] Because Khugayev advanced further into the final round against Egyptian wrestler and former Olympic champion Karam Gaber, Gegeshidze automatically qualified for the bronze medal match, where he was defeated by Kazakhstan's Daniyal Gadzhiyev, with a three-set technical score (1–0, 0–1, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3.[5]

References
  1. "Vladimer Gegeshidze". London 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimer Gegeshidze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. "Gegeshidze Won Silver Medal". World Sport Georgia. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. "Men's 84kg Greco-Roman Semifinals". London 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  5. "Men's 84kg Greco-Roman Bronze Medal". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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