Aharon Jacobashvili

Aharon Jacobashvili
Statistics
Real name אהרון יעקבשווילי
Weight(s) 165 lb (75 kg)
Height 5-11 (181 cm)
Nationality  Israel
Born (1964-09-18) September 18, 1964
Israel

Aharon Jacobashvili (also Aaron and Jakobashvili; אהרון יעקבשווילי; born September 18, 1964) is an Israeli former Olympic boxer.[1][2][3]

He was born in Israel, and is Jewish.[4]

Boxing career

He competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, at the age of 23.[1][5] He boxed in the Men's Middleweight competition, losing on points to West German Sven Ottke (who later was the IBF super-middleweight world champion from 1998 to 2004, and the WBA super-middleweight world champion from 2003 to 2004), and came in tied for 32nd.[1][6] When he boxed in the Olympics he was 5-11 (181 cm) tall, and weighed 165 lbs (75 kg).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Aharon Jacobashvili Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Aharon JACOBASHVILI - Olympic Boxing - Israel". olympic.org. 14 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Aharon Jacobashvili". boxrec.com.
  4. ↑ "Jacobashvili, Aharon"
  5. ↑ Dwyre, Bill (16 September 1988). "Israeli Boxers Allowed to Compete, but South Africa Issue Flares". LA Times.
  6. ↑ "Page 4". Battle Creek Enquirer.
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