Avtandil Koridze

Avtandil Koridze
Personal information
Born	15 April 1935; Tbilisi, Georgia
Died	11 April 1966 (aged 30); Terjola, Imereti, Georgia
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Burevestnik Tbilisi
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing the Soviet Union
Olympic Games
World Championships

Avtandil Koridze (Georgian: ავთანდილ ქორიძე; 15 April 1935 – 11 April 1966) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia who won an Olympic gold medal in 1960 and a world title in 1961.^[1] He never won a Soviet title, placing second in 1957 and 1960 and third in 1958.^[2]

Koridze took up wrestling in 1949 and in 1957 was included to the Soviet national team. He retired in 1961 and died five years later in a car crash, together with a fellow Olympic wrestler Roman Dzeneladze.^[2]

References

↑ Koridze, Avtandil (URS). iat.uni-leipzig.de
1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Avtandil Koridze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 14 March 2009.

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[1] Koridze, Avtandil (URS). iat.uni-leipzig.de

[sports-ref-2] 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Avtandil Koridze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 14 March 2009.