Givi Matcharashvili (born 17 May 1997) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the men's 97 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[1] He won one of the bronze medals at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. Matcharashvili represented Georgia at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus and he won the silver medal in the 125 kg event.[2][3]

Givi Matcharashvili
Personal information
Born (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 27)
Mtskheta, Georgia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 97 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 97 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 97 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bucharest 97 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 125 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2020 Istanbul 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Istanbul 97 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Budapest 125 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bucharest 97 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Szombathely 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Ruse 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Istanbul 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Novi Sad 97 kg

In 2022, Matcharashvili won the silver medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series held in Rome, Italy.[4]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2019 European Games Minsk, Belarus 2nd Freestyle 125 kg
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 97 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Freestyle 97 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 97 kg
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Freestyle 97 kg
Summer Olympics Paris, France 2nd Freestyle 97 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "2019 European Games Wrestling Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (26 June 2019). "Khizniev earns men's 125kg title as Russia win three golds from four in opening medal night of men's freestyle wrestling at Minsk 2019". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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