Nodar Khokhashvili

Nodar Georgiyevich Khokhashvili (born 28 September 1940) is a retired Georgian freestyle wrestler who won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1964 Olympics. His silver medal match against Stancho Kolev ended in a draw, and the preference was given to Kolev because of his lower body weight.[1]

Nodar Khokhashvili
Nodar Khokhashvili (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameნოდარ ხოხაშვილი
Нодар Георгиевич Хохашвили
Born28 September 1940 (1940-09-28) (age 79)
Tbilisi, Georgia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubKolmeurne Tbilisi

After the Olympics, Khokhashvili moved to the lightweight category and won medals at the 1969 European Championships and 1969 World Championships. Domestically, he won one Soviet lightweight title in 1969.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nodar Khokhashvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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