Georgi Skhirtladze (Georgian: გიორგი სხირტლაძე; 9 November 1932 – 25 March 2008)[1] was a wrestler from Soviet Georgia. He was Olympic silver medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 1960 and bronze medalist in 1956, competing for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal at the 1959 World Wrestling Championships.[2]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Georgian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1932 Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 March 2008 (aged 75) Tbilisi, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Georgi Skhirtladze's profile at the Georgian Olympic Committee (in Georgian)
- ^ "Giorgi Skhirt'ladze". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
External links
edit- Georgy Skhirtladze at the International Wrestling Database
- Georgy Skhirtladze at Olympedia
  | This article about a Soviet Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
  | This biographical article relating to a Georgian sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |