Roman Dzneladze Explained

Birth Date:1 September 1933
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Death Date:11 April 1966 (aged 32)
Death Place:Terjola, Imereti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.78m
Weight:62kg
Sport:Greco-Roman wrestling
Club:Dynamo Tbilisi
Show-Medals:yes

Roman Mikhaylovich Dzeneladze (Russian: Роман Михайлович Дзенеладзе, 12 April 1933 – 11 April 1966) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Soviet Georgia. In 1956 he won a Soviet title and a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He died in a car crash together with fellow Olympic wrestler Avtandil Koridze. He was married to Neli Dzneladze for nearly 9 years and they had two children together.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gv/davit-gvantseladze-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110601/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gv/davit-gvantseladze-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 June 2012.