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
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Middleweight
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 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.


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