David Tsimakuridze

David Tsimakuridze
Personal information
Born	29 March 1925; Poti, Georgian SSR[1]
Died	9 May 2006 (aged 81); Tbilisi, Georgia[1]
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	Iskra Tbilisi[1]
Representing the Soviet Union
Olympic Games

David Tsimakuridze (29 March 1925 – 9 May 2006) was a Georgian middleweight freestyle wrestler. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1952, becoming the first Olympic champion from Georgia. Domestically he won the Soviet title in freestyle (1945–1947, 1949–1952) and Greco-Roman wrestling (1947 and 1948). After retiring from competitions he worked as a coach, and prepared the national team for the 1956 Olympics.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Davit Tsimak'uridze . sports-reference.com
↑ Valery Steinbach, ed. (2017). Great Olympic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. O–Ya. LitRes. p. 857. ISBN 978-5-04-049811-6.

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[sr-1] 1 2 3 4 Davit Tsimak'uridze . sports-reference.com

[OE-2] Valery Steinbach, ed. (2017). Great Olympic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. O–Ya. LitRes. p. 857. ISBN 978-5-04-049811-6.