Vladimer Khinchegashvili
Vladimer Khinchegashvili (Georgian: ვლადიმერ ხინჩეგაშვილი; born April 18, 1991) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler who competes in 55–61 kg categories. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold at the 2016 Olympics.[1] He also won a world title in 2015 and European titles in 2014, 2016 and 2017.[5] In 2015, he was selected as Male Georgian Athlete of the Year by the Georgian Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs.[4]
Khinchegashvili at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Georgian |
Born | Gori, Georgia[1] | April 18, 1991
Education | Gori State University |
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] |
Sport | |
Sport | Wrestling |
Event(s) | Freestyle |
Club | Dinamo Gori[1][3] |
Coached by | Arkadi Khinchikashvili[1] Revaz Kobakhidze (national) Nugzar Skhireli (personal)[4][5] |
Medal record
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Updated on 24 March 2012. |
Career
2012 Summer Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Khinchegashvili beat Ibrahim Farag in the first round, before beating Radoslav Velikov, Amit Kumar and Shinichi Yumoto. In the Olympic final, he lost to Dzhamal Otarsultanov.[6]
Following his medal at the 2012 Olympics, Khinchegashvili won silver at the 2014 World Championships.[7] Khinchegashvili followed this by winning the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships.[7] That year, he and Belarussian wrestler, Vladislav Andreev, were disqualified from the European Games, after their semifinal match descended into a brawl.[8]
2016 Summer Olympics
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Khinchegashvili received a bye in the first round, before beating Nurislam Sanayev in the second round. He beat Haji Aliyev and Vladimir Dubov before beating Rei Higuchi to win Olympic gold.[6]
In 2017, he won a bronze medal at the World Championships.[7]
References
- "Athlete – Vladimer Khinchegashvili". Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- Vladimer Khinchegashvili. rio2016.com
- Vladimer Khinchegashvili. sports-reference.com
- Vladimer Khinchegashvili. nbcolympics.com
- Khinchegashvili, Vladimir (GEO) Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
- "Vladimer Khinchegashvili Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- Andrew. "UWW LIVE: Olympic Champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- Staff, S. I. "Brawl costs wrestlers European Games medals". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
External links
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