David Gvantseladze

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David Gvantseladze
Personal information
Born28 March 1937
Batumi, Georgian SSR
Died1 May 1984 (aged 47)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubBurevestnik Tbilisi
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo lightweight
World championships
Silver medal – second place 1963 Helsingborg lightweight

David Gvantseladze (Georgian: დავით გვანცელაძე; Russian: Давид Гванцеладзе; 28 March 1937 – 1 May 1984) was a Georgian wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1963 World Wrestling Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling in the lightweight category (under 70 kg).[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Davit Gvantseladze". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. ^ Gwanzeladse, Dawid (URS) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de