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Posted: 01 Nov 2023


Taken: 15 Jul 1999

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Caucasus Կովկաս კავკასია Qafqaz
1999
Tbilisi
Georgia საქართველო Sakartvelo
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Kutaisi


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Not as strong as you, but I can try

Not as strong as you, but I can try
Shalva Konstantinovich Chikhladze was a Soviet light-heavyweight wrestler from Georgia who won a silver medal in the Greco-Roman light-heavyweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born on July 12, 1912, in Kutaisi (Georgia/Russian Empire}, and died on January 14, 1997, in Tbilisi (Georgia). Chikhladze became interested in wrestling in 1920 when he saw Georgian professional wrestler Nikolay “Kolya” Kvariani, who was also born in Kutaisi. He started training in a club in 1930 when he moved from Kutaisi to Tbilisi. In 1935 he moved to Moscow and placed second at the Soviet championships; He won the championships in 1936 and finished third in 1937 and 1941. During World War II, he was wounded in action near Kaluga in late 1941. Later he collected three more Soviet wrestling titles in 1946, 1949, and 1950, and was selected for the 1952 Olympics, despite being 40 years old. Chikhladze won a silver medal, losing the final to Kelpo Gröndahl 1:2, and retired from competitions. Later he coached wrestlers in his native Georgia.

The plaque is at the Heroes Square (63 Merab Kostava St,), Tbilisi, Georgia

Ulrich John, RHH, Stephan Fey, Günter Diel and 2 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Annemarie
Annemarie club
:)
7 months ago.
 Günter Diel
Günter Diel club
Interessant! Gruß Günter
7 months ago.
m̌ ḫ club has replied to Günter Diel club
Not much info online, it has been a lot of detective work... xgress.com/p/5c22361c816b2431634d3180
7 months ago.

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