Davit Chakvetadze
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| Full name | Davit Gochaevich Chakvetadze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
Russian Georgian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
18 October 1992 Kutaisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | MGFSO Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by |
Eduard Zadikhanov Levan Kezevadze Gogi Koguashvili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Davit Gochaevich Chakvetadze (Russian: Давит Гочаевич Чакветадзе, Georgian: დავით ჩაკვეტაძე; born 18 October 1992) is a Georgian-born Russian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He moved to Russia in 2013 by the recommendation of Russian national Greco-Roman coach Gogi Koguashvili.[2] Chakvetadze won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 85 kg category.
Career
At the 2015 Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, in a match against Olympic Champion Aleksey Mishin, Davit won the gold medal.[3] He is silver medalist at the 2015 FILA Wrestling World Cup - Men's Greco-Roman and gold medalist at the 2015 European Games in the 85 kg category.[4] Davit won the European Nations' Cup (Moscow Lights) in 2015. Chakvetadze won 9-0 over World Champion Zhan Beleniuk at the Grand Prix Baku. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[5] where in the final he again beat Ukrainian Zhan Beleniuk.
References
- ↑ "Davit Chakvetadze bio's". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Georgian wrestler arrived in Russia". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships 2015". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "Chakvetadze motherland's". baku2015.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Russian Wrestling Team at the Olympics". wrestrus.ru. Retrieved 12 August 2016.