Zurabi Iakobishvili
ზურაბ იაკობიშვილი
Zurabi Iakobishvili at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Native nameზურაბ იაკობიშვილი
Birth nameZurabi Iakobishvili
Born (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992
Kvareli, Georgia[1]
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWrestling
Weight class70 kg
EventFreestyle
Coached byGivi Metreveli; since 2000 - David Otiashvili, since 2009
Achievements and titles
World finalsGold (2017)
Regional finalsGold (2022)
Medal record
Men's freestyle Wrestling
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Paris65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Budapest70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Oslo70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade70 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Novi Sad65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Kaspiysk70 kg

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]

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] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 70 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7][8]

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.
  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. Archived from the original on October 5, 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.
  7. ↑ Shefferd, Neil (16 September 2022). "Olympic champions help US claim double freestyle gold at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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