Nikoloz Kakhelashvili

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Nikoloz Kakhelashvili
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Nikoloz Kakhelashvili at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1995-11-14) 14 November 1995 (age 26)
Height184 cm (6.04 ft; 72 in)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 97 kg

Nikoloz Kakhelashvili (born 14 November 1995) is an Italian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Career[]

He represented Georgia in several competitions before switching to Italy in 2018.

He competed in the 97 kg event at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary without winning a medal.[1] He was eliminated in his first match by Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia.[1] In 2020, he won the silver medal in the 97 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[2][3][4] In the final, he lost against Artur Aleksanyan.[2]

In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] He won his first two matches but then lost his match in the semi-finals against Arvi Savolainen of Finland.[5] In April 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[6][7] In May 2021, he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[8][9] In October 2021, he lost his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[10][11]

Major results[]

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 2nd Greco-Roman 97 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 3rd Greco-Roman 97 kg

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (12 February 2020). "Armenia claim two Greco-Roman titles on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (13 February 2020). "Armenia's Artur Aleksanyan clinches gold at European Championship". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ Morgan, Liam (25 April 2021). "Double world champion Evloev clinches Russian sweep at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. ^ Shefferd, Neil (8 May 2021). "Armenia and Romania book multiple Tokyo 2020 places at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  10. ^ Burke, Patrick (9 October 2021). "Olympic medallist Saravi one of two Iranian winners on penultimate day at UWW World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

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