Iakob Kajaia

Iakob Kajaia (Georgian: იაკობ ქაჯაია; born September 28, 1993) is a Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sergey Semenov.[2][3] He is a European bronze medallist (2018).

Iakob Kajaia
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1993-09-28) 28 September 1993
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
2019 Nur-Sultan130 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk130 kg
European Championships
2019 Bucharest130 kg
2018 Kaspiysk130 kg
Updated on 3 May 2018.

Major results
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2014 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 10th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Las Vegas, United States 24th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2016 European Championships Riga, Latvia 9th Greco-Roman 130 kg
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 7th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg

References
  1. "Iakob Kajaia bio". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. "Iakobi Kajaia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. "Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.


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