Zurab Datunashvili

Zurabi Datunashvili (Georgian: ზურაბ დათუნაშვილი, Serbian: Зураб Датунашвили; born June 18, 1991 in Tbilisi), also known as Zurab Datunashvili, is a Georgian and Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's middleweight category.[1][2] He won a silver medal in the same weight division at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships, coincidentally in his home city Tbilisi, losing out to defending Olympic champion Roman Vlasov of Russia.[3]

Zurabi Datunashvili
Personal information
Full nameZurabi Datunashvili
Nationality Georgia
 Serbia
Born (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubNational Club of Georgia[1]
CoachViliam Charazov[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Georgia
European Championships
2013 Tbilisi74 kg
2016 Riga75 kg
2017 Novi Sad80 kg

Datunashvili represented Georgia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 74 kg class. He defeated South Korea's Kim Jin-Hyeok, and United States' Ben Provisor in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the quarterfinal match to Azerbaijan's Emin Ahmadov, with a three-set technical score (3–0, 0–3, 0–4), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4][5]

In World Wrestling Championships 2014 for bronze medal in the 75 kg he lost to Elvin Mursaliyev of Azerbaijan (1—1)

In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

References
  1. "Zurabi Datunashvili". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zurabi Datunashvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  3. "Gegeshidze Won Silver Medal". World Sport Georgia. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2013. Zurab Datunashvili
  4. "Men's 74kg Greco-Roman Quarterfinals". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013. Zurabi Datunashvili
  5. d'Amato, Gary (5 August 2012). "Provisor eliminated, but not discouraged". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013. Zurabi Datunashvili
  6. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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