Vakhtang Balavadze
 Balavadze at the 1959 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
20 November 1927 Ganiri, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Samtredia, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 July 2018 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burevestnik Tbilisi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vakhtang Balavadze (Georgian pronunciation: [vɑχtʼɑnɡ bɑlɑvɑdzɛ]; 20 November 1927 – 25 July 2018) was a Georgian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956. He won the world title in 1954 and 1957, and was a runner-up in 1959.[1] Domestically Balavadze won the Soviet title in 1952–55 and 1957, placing second in 1956 and 1959. He retired from competition following the 1960 Olympics to become a wrestling coach and referee.[2] Balavadze died on July 25, 2018 at the age of 90.
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- ↑ Balawadze, Vachtang (URS). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ↑ Vakht'ang Balavadze. sports-reference.com
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