Gocha Tsitsiashvili
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Full name | Gocha Tsitsiashvili | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Georgian SSR Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Otari Tatishvili (1985–1994) Yakov Masin (1994–2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic finals | 5th (1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | (2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | (1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gocha Tsitsiashvili (
Tsitsiashvili started his wrestling career as a member of the former Soviet team. When he emigrated to Israel in 1994, Tsitsiashvili sought his sights to compete in the international arena and eventually take home the silver medal at the European Wrestling Championships in
As Israel's only wrestler to the team, Tsitsiashvili made his official debut at the
Determined to return to the Olympic scene and medal, Tsitsiashvili entered the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney as a top medal contender in the men's light heavyweight division (85 kg). He lost his opening match to Norway's Fritz Aanes, but managed to score a set of two triumphs to surmount Uzbekistan's Yuriy Vitt and Tunisia's Amor Bach Hamba in the prelim pool. Finishing second in the elimination round and sixth overall, Tsitsiashvili's performance was not enough to advance him further into the semifinals as he left the Games in anguish.[4][5]
At the
References
- ^ "Gocha Tsitsiashvili". 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- Jweekly. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 204. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "En kamp unna semi" [One game left for the semifinals] (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 25 September 2000. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 107–108. Archived from the original(PDF) on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (28 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 84 kg/185 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Hipsh, Rami (5 October 2003). "Gocha Tsitsiashvili strikes world championship gold". Haaretz. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Synchronized swimmers fail to qualify for Athens finals". Haaretz. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
External links
- Gocha Tsitsiashvili at the International Wrestling Database
- Gocha Tsitsiashvili at Olympics.com
- Gocha Tsitsiashvili at Olympedia
- Gocha Tsitsiashvili at JewsInSports.org