Zurabi Iakobishvili

Zurabi Iakobishvili (Georgian: ზურაბ იაკობიშვილი; born February 4, 1992) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships. He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Frank Chamizo.[2][3]

Zurabi Iakobishvili
ზურაბ იაკობიშვილი
Zurabi Iakobishvili at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native nameზურაბ იაკობიშვილი
Birth nameZurabi Iakobishvili
Nationality Georgia
Born (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992
Kvareli, Georgia[1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWrestling
Weight class70 kg
Event(s)Freestyle
Coached byGivi Metreveli; since 2000 - David Otiashvili, since 2009
Achievements and titles
World finals (2017)

(2018)

(2021)
Regional finals (2017) (2018)
Medal record
Men's freestyle Wrestling
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
2017 Paris65 kg
2021 Oslo70 kg
2018 Budapest70 kg
European Championships
2022 Budapest 70 kg
2018 Kaspiysk70 kg
2017 Novi Sad65 kg

In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 70 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[4][5] In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[6]

References
  1. "Zurabi Iakobishvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  2. "Zurabi Iakobishvili". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. "Men's Freestyle 65 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. Houston, Michael (5 October 2021). "Double Olympic champion Sadulaev wins gold on fourth day of Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Snyder wins World silver, USA places second as a team as men's freestyle wraps up in Senior Worlds in Norway". Team USA. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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