Georgy Skhirtladze

Georgy Skhirtladze
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born(1932-11-09)9 November 1932
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Died25 March 2008(2008-03-25) (aged 75)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Middleweight
1956 Melbourne Middleweight
World Cup
1958 Sofia Middleweight

Georgi Skhirtladze (Georgian: გიორგი სხირტლაძე; 9 November 1932 – 25 March 2008)[1] was a wrestler from Soviet Georgia. He was Olympic silver medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1960 and bronze medalist in 1956, competing for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal at the 1959 World Wrestling Championships.[2]

References

  1. ^ Georgi Skhirtladze's profile at the Georgian Olympic Committee (in Georgian)
  2. ^ "Giorgi Skhirt'ladze". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2012.