Giorgi Meshvildishvili (გიორგი მეშვილდიშვილი; born 13 May 1992) is a Georgian-Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 125 kilograms.[1]
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| National team |  Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1992 Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Zelimkhan Khuseynov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wrestling career edit
George Meshvildishvili, representing Georgia, won the European Sumo Championship. In 2017, he won a silver medal at the European Under-23 Championship in Poland, losing in the final to Muradin Kushkhov of Russia. In 2021, Meshvildishvili won the Azerbaijani Open Championship. He also won international tournaments in Kiev, Vladikavkaz, Poland, Armenia and Kazakhstan. The way of the athlete to the world and European championships in freestyle wrestling was often blocked by the leader of the Georgian team, two-time Olympic medalist Geno Petriashvili.[2]
Meshvildishvili made his debut as a member of the Azerbaijani team in early February at a ranking tournament in Croatia. At this tournament in Zagreb, Meshvildishvili reached the final, where he was to fight with Amir Husein Abbas of Iran, but didn't appear on the mat because of an injury. As a result, Meshvildishvili suffered a technical defeat and settled for the silver medal.[3]
In April 2023 he took part in the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb. Meshvildishvili defeated Gennady Chudinovich of Germany in qualification, but lost in the quarterfinals to Taha Akgul of Turkey. In the bronze medal he defeated Abraham Conyedo of Italy.[4][5]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for Azerbaijan for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6]
References edit
- ^ "MESHVILDISHVILI Giorgi profile page". uww.org.
- ^ "Сборная Азербайджана пополнилась грузинским тяжеловесом - Новости в мире, Официальный сайт Дагестанской борьбы". www.wrestdag.ru.
- ^ "Zagreb Open: Еще 3 азербайджанских борца завоевали медали". Информационное Агентство Репорт. 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Четвертая победа Алиева на ЕВРО, первое золото Рзазаде, Магомедов упускает победу". www.azerisport.com.
- ^ "Нурмагомедов добыл серебро ЕВРО, двое взяли бронзу". www.azerisport.com.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links edit
- Giorgi Meshvildishvili at the International Wrestling Database
