Iakob Kajaia

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Iakob Kajaia
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Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1993-09-28) 28 September 1993 (age 28)
Tsqaltubo, Georgia
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
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 130 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 130 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Warsaw 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bucharest 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 130 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 120 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Russe 130 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Skopje
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Zagreb
European Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place

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).

Major results[]

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2014 World Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 10th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2015 European Games Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships United States Las Vegas, United States 24th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2016 European Championships Latvia Riga, Latvia 9th Greco-Roman 130 kg
Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 7th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 European Championships Russia Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 European Championships Romania Bucharest, Romania 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Games Belarus Minsk, Belarus 1st[4] Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2021 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo, Japan 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Norway Oslo, Norway 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg

References[]

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  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.
  4. ^ "ATHLETES SANCTIONED FOR DOPING VIOLATIONS AT 2019 EUROPEAN GAMES, EYOF – The European Olympic Committees". Retrieved 2021-10-28.

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