| Iakob Kajaia | |
| Nationality: | Georgian |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
| Event: | Greco-Roman |
| Birth Date: | 1993 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Tsqaltubo, Georgia |
| Height: | 1.87m (06.14feet) |
| Weight: | 127kg (280lb) |
Iakob Kajaia (Georgian: იაკობ ქაჯაია; born September 28, 1993) is a Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sergey Semenov.[2] [3] He is a European bronze medallist (2018).
He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] [5] He won one of the bronze medals in the 130kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 10th | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2015 | European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 5th | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| World Championships | Las Vegas, United States | 24th | Greco-Roman 130 kg | ||
| 2016 | European Championships | Riga, Latvia | 9th | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | Greco-Roman 130 kg | ||
| 2018 | European Championships | Kaspiysk, Russia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2019 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st[6] | Greco-Roman 130 kg | ||
| World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | ||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | ||
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130kg |