Guivi Sissaouri

Guivi Sissaouri
Personal information
Native name
გივი სისაური
Nationality Georgia
 Canada
BornGuivi Sissaouri
April 15, 1971 (1971-04-15) (age 55)
Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Home townMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Canada
SportWrestling
Weight class
57–58 kg
Event
Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 Sofia58 kg
Silver medal – second place1995 Atlanta57 kg
Bronze medal – third place1997 Krasnoyarsk58 kg
Bronze medal – third place1998 Tehran58 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2002 Spokane60kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Manchester60 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2003 Santo Domingo60 kg
Gold medal – first place1999 Winnipeg58 kg

Guivi "Gia" Sissaouri (Georgian: გივი სისაური, romanized: givi sisauri, born April 15, 1971) is a Georgian-Canadian former freestyle wrestler.

Biography

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sissaouri began wrestling at age ten.[1] He would later become a citizen of Canada.

Sissaouri won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics[2] in the 57 kg class. He also won the gold at the 2001 World Championships at Sofia, Bulgaria in the 58 kg class, a silver at the 1995 World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia in the 57 kg class, a bronze at the 1998 World Championships at Tehran, Iran in the 58 kg class, and another bronze at the 1997 World Championships at Krasnoyarsk, Russia also in the 58 kg class. In the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Sissaouri would win the gold medal in his division.[3] He also competed in the 2004 Olympics, where he defeated the 2000 Olympic champion Murad Umakhanov and 2004 European champion Tevfik Odabaşı, but lost his third round and finished in sixth place.

Sissaouri also appeared on season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter as Georges St-Pierre's wrestling coach.[4] He trains at the Montreal Wrestling Club.

References

  1. ↑ "Team Canada profile". CANOE. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Igali prepared to defend wrestling world title". CBC.ca. November 20, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Igali completes Canadian sweep". BBC News. August 4, 2002. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Episode No. 3 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010.
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