Avtandil Georgievich Koridze (Georgian: ავთანდილ ქორიძე; 15 April 1935 – 11 April 1966) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia who won an Olympic gold medal in 1960 and a world title in 1961.[1] He never won a Soviet title, placing second in 1957 and 1960 and third in 1958.[2]
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| Born | 15 April 1935 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 April 1966 (aged 30) Terjola, Imereti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burevestnik Tbilisi | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Koridze took up wrestling in 1949 and in 1957 was included to the Soviet national team. He retired in 1961 and died five years later in a car crash, together with a fellow Olympic wrestler Roman Dzeneladze.[2]
References edit
- ^ Koridze, Avtandil (URS) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Avtandil Koridze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
External links edit
- Avtandil Koridze at the International Wrestling Database
- Avtandil Koridze at Olympedia
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