Davit Modzmanashvili
 Modzmanashvili at the 2018 Asian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Davit Modzmanashvili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Georgian Uzbekistani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alim Khikmatov[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Davit Modzmanashvili (Georgian: დავით მოძმანაშვილი) (born 13 July 1986) is a heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Georgia who since 2017 competes for Uzbekistan.
Career
He placed third at the 2011 World Championships.[3][4][5]
After winning a European title in 2008, Modzmanashvili tested positive for a banned substance. He was stripped of his gold medal and received a two-year suspension.[2]
Doping violation
Modzmanashvili initially won on a silver medal for Georgia at the 2012 Olympics. However, in January 2019, he tested positive for a prohibited substance of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone after stored samples from the 2012 Olympics were re-analysed. He was subsequently stripped of his Olympic silver medal and banned for 6 years.[6][7]
Professional Wrestling
On 24 November, 2024, Modzmanashvili made his professional wrestling debut at Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)’s Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII.[8]
References
- ↑ Davit Modzmanashvili. sports-reference.com
- 1 2 3 Davit Modzmanashvili Archived 21 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
- ↑ "Davit Modzmanashvili Profile London Olympics 2012". www.london2012.com. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Azerbaijan takes 2 wrestling wins; Taymazov golden again". Fox News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ↑ "London Olympics: Treble for Artur Taymazov as Azerbaijan double up". Times of India. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ↑ IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012
- ↑ "Iran's Ghasemi new gold medalist of 2012 Olympics". Tehran Times. 11 November 2020.
- ↑ "Olympian David Modzmanashvili To Debut At Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
External links
- Davit Modzmanashvili at the International Wrestling Database
- Davit Modzmanashvili at Olympics.com
- Davit Modzmanashvili at Olympedia
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country)
- Olympic wrestlers for Georgia (country)
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan
- Asian Games wrestlers for Uzbekistan
- Doping cases in wrestling
- Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals
- Sportspeople from Georgia (country) in doping cases
- Uzbekistani people of Georgian descent
- Naturalized citizens of Uzbekistan
- Naturalised sports competitors
- Asian Wrestling Championships medalists
- Sport wrestlers from Tbilisi
- Asian Games bronze medalists in wrestling
- Freestyle wrestlers