Vakhtang Blagidze

Vakhtang Blagidze
Personal information
Born (1954-07-23) July 23, 1954
Ozurgeti, Soviet Union
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 MoscowFlyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1978 Mexico City-52 kg
Gold medal – first place1981 Oslo-52 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1977 Sofia-52 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1978 Sofia-52 kg
Gold medal – first place1980 Prievidza-52 kg

Vakhtang Blagidze (Georgian: ვახტანგ ბლაგიძე ; born July 23, 1954) is a wrestler from Ozurgeti, Georgia. He was Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1980, competing for the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the 1978 and 1981 World Wrestling Championships.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Vakht'ang Blagidze". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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