Davit Modzmanashvili Explained

Fullname:	Davit Modzmanashvili
Nationality:	Georgian Uzbekistani
Birth Date:	1986 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union^[1]
Height:	190 cm^[2]
Sport:	Freestyle wrestling
Coach:	Alim Khikmatov

Davit Modzmanashvili (Georgian: დავით მოძმანაშვილი) (born 13 July 1986) is a heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Georgia who since 2017 competes for Uzbekistan.

Career

He placed third at the 2011 World Championships.^{[3] [4] [5]}

After winning a European title in 2008, Modzmanashvili tested positive for a banned substance. He was stripped of his gold medal and received a two-year suspension.^[2]

Doping violation

Modzmanashvili initially won on a silver medal for Georgia at the 2012 Olympics. However, in January 2019, he tested positive for a prohibited substance of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone after stored samples from the 2012 Olympics were re-analysed. He was subsequently stripped of his Olympic silver medal and banned for 6 years.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123555/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/davit-modzmanashvili-1.html Davit Modzmanashvili
2. https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/MODZMANASHVILI-Davit-3000995/ Davit Modzmanashvili
3. Web site: Davit Modzmanashvili Profile London Olympics 2012. www.london2012.com. 7 September 2012. 11 August 2012. 27 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130127225308/www.london2012.com/athlete/modzmanashvili-davit-1072395/. dead.
4. Web site: Azerbaijan takes 2 wrestling wins; Taymazov golden again . Fox News. 11 August 2012 . 7 September 2012.
5. Web site: London Olympics: Treble for Artur Taymazov as Azerbaijan double up. Times of India. 12 August 2012 . 7 September 2012.
6. https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-one-athlete-for-failing-anti-doping-tests-at-london-2012 IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012
7. News: Iran's Ghasemi new gold medalist of 2012 Olympics . Tehran Times . 11 November 2020.