Zurabi Iakobishvili Explained
Zurabi Iakobishvili ზურაბ იაკობიშვილი |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1992 |
Birth Place: | Kvareli, Georgia[1] |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Weight Class: | 70 kg |
Event: | Freestyle |
Coach: | Givi Metreveli; since 2000 - David Otiashvili, since 2009 |
Worlds: | (2017) |
Regionals: | (2022) |
Height: | 173 cm |
Headercolor: | Gold |
Native Name: | ზურაბ იაკობიშვილი |
Birth Name: | Zurabi Iakobishvili |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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 70kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Zurabi Iakobishvili . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112941/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ia/zurabi-iakobishvili-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . . July 7, 2019.
- Web site: Zurabi Iakobishvili . Rio 2016 . October 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922190558/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/zurabi-iakobishvili . September 22, 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Men's Freestyle 65 kg - Standings . Rio 2016 . October 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922184532/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-65-kg . September 22, 2016 . dead .
- News: Houston. Michael. 5 October 2021. Double Olympic champion Sadulaev wins gold on fourth day of Wrestling World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 6 October 2021.
- News: 5 October 2021. Snyder wins World silver, USA places second as a team as men's freestyle wraps up in Senior Worlds in Norway. Team USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005210450/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/October/05/Mens-freestyle-final-wrap. dead. October 5, 2021. 9 October 2021.
- Web site: 2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt . 2 March 2022 . 2 March 2022 . United World Wrestling.
- News: Shefferd . Neil . 16 September 2022 . Olympic champions help US claim double freestyle gold at World Wrestling Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 17 September 2022.
- Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.