Avtandil Gogolishvili

Avtandil Gogolishvili
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1964-01-26) 26 January 1964
Lanchkhuti, Georgia
Sport
SportWrestling

Avtandil Gogolishvili (born 26 January 1964) is a Georgian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 82 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1].

Highlight achievements

  • 1990 USSR Champion. Avtandil defeated 1989 World Champion Elmadi Zhabrailov in the final.[2]
  • 1990 Tbilisi International Tournament Champion.[3]
  • 1986 USSR Peoples' Spartakiad champion, an achievement equivalent in status to the USSR champion title.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Avtandil Gogolishvili Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ↑ USSR Championship, Freestyle Seniors, 1990-06-14 Ulan-Ude (URS), 82.0 kg, International Wrestling Database
  3. ↑ All about freestyle wrestling (in Russian). Vladikavkaz: Project-Press. 1997. p. 180.
  4. ↑ All about freestyle wrestling (in Russian). Vladikavkaz: Project-Press. 1997. p. 160.
  5. ↑ "Всё о вольной борьбе" [All about freestyle wrestling], Project-Press, 1997, p.15, (in Russian). "Победа же на Спартакиаде народов СССР считалась едва ли не равнозначной олимпийской и уж наверняка не уступала по значимости триумфу на чемпионате мира." [Victory at the USSR Peoples' Spartakiad was considered equivalent to an Olympic victory and was no less significant than a triumph at the World Championships.]
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