Vladimer Khinchegashvili

Vladimer Khinchegashvili
Khinchegashvili at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Native nameვლადიმერ ხინჩეგაშვილი
Nationality Georgia
Born (1991-04-18) April 18, 1991
Gori, Georgia
EducationGori State University
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWrestling
Weight class55,57,60,61,65 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubDinamo Gori
Coached byArkadi Khinchikashvili Revaz Kobakhidze (national)
Nugzar Skhireli (personal)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals (2016) (2012)
World finals (2015)

(2014)

(2017)
Regional finals (2014)

(2016)

(2017)

(2011)

(2013)

(2018)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 57 kg
2012 London 55 kg
World Championships
2015 Las Vegas 57 kg
2014 Tashkent 57 kg
2017 Paris 61 kg
World Cup
2016 Los Angeles 57 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk 65 kg
European Championships
2014 Vantaa 57 kg
2016 Riga 61 kg
2017 Novi Sad 61 kg
2011 Dortmund 55 kg
2013 Tbilisi 60 kg
2018 Kaspiysk 65 kg
World Junior Championships
2011 Bucharest 55 kg
2010 Budapest 55 kg
2008 Istanbul 55 kg
European Juniors Championships
2011 Zrenjanin 55 kg
2008 Kosice 50 kg
2010 Samokov 55 kg
European Cadets Championships
2008 Daugavpils 54 kg
2007 Warsaw 50 kg
Updated on 24 March 2012

Vladimer Khinchegashvili (Georgian: ვლადიმერ ხინჩეგაშვილი; born April 18, 1991) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler who competes in 55–61 kg categories. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold at the 2016 Olympics.[1] He also won a world title in 2015 and European titles in 2014, 2016 and 2017.[2] In 2015, he was selected as Male Georgian Athlete of the Year by the Georgian Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs.[3] Mayor of Gori Municipality since 2021.

Career

2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Khinchegashvili beat Ibrahim Farag in the first round, before beating Radoslav Velikov, Amit Kumar and Shinichi Yumoto. In the Olympic final, he lost to Dzhamal Otarsultanov.[4]

Following his medal at the 2012 Olympics, Khinchegashvili won silver at the 2014 World Championships.[5] Khinchegashvili followed this by winning the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships.[5] That year, he and Belarusian wrestler, Vladislav Andreev, were disqualified from the European Games, after their semifinal match descended into a brawl.[6]

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Khinchegashvili received a bye in the first round, before beating Nurislam Sanayev in the second round. He beat Haji Aliyev and Vladimir Dubov before beating Rei Higuchi to win Olympic gold.[4]

In 2017, he won a bronze medal at the World Championships.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Vladimer Khinchegashvili". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Khinchegashvili, Vladimir (GEO) Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ^ Vladimer Khinchegashvili. nbcolympics.com
  4. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimer Khinchegashvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Andrew. "UWW LIVE: Olympic Champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili". United World Wrestling. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  6. ^ Staff, S. I. (June 17, 2015). "Brawl costs wrestlers European Games medals". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
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