Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (born 11 June 2001) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the men's 79 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2]

Vladimeri Gamkrelidze
Personal information
Birth nameვლადიმერ გამყრელიძე
Born (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 23)
Ambrolauri, Georgia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class79 kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
World finalsSilver (2023)
Regional finalsBronze (2022)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 79 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 79 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Plovdiv 74 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bishkek 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 79 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pontevedra 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tirana 79 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bucharest 79 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Skopje 74 kg
European Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sarajevo 54 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Skopje 60 kg

Career

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Gamkrelidze won the bronze medal at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary by defeating Armenian Arman Avagyan 9–7 in the third place match in the 79 kg freestyle category.[3]

On 18 September 2023, Gamkrelidze won a silver medal in the 79 kg weight category at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade In the final, in a very hard-fought match, he lost 1:4 to Russian wrestler Akhmed Usmanov.[4]

Gamkrelidze competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[5] He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[5] A month later, Gamkrelidze earned a quota place for Georgia for the Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[6] He lost his semifinal match to Magomed Ramazanov, but wrestled back and beat Vasyl Mykhailov to qualify for the Olympics.[6] He competed in the men's freestyle 86 kg event at the Olympics.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Gamkrelidze Vladimeri | Georgia wrestler".
  2. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  3. ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling.
  4. ^ "79kg Bracket". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ a b "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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