Iakob Kajaia

Iakob Kajaia (Georgian: იაკობ ქაჯაია; born September 28, 1993) is a Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sergey Semenov.[2][3] He is a European bronze medallist (2018).

Iakob Kajaia

Personal information
Nationality	Georgian
Born	28 September 1993 Tsqaltubo, Georgia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Greco-Roman
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Georgia World Championships 2019 Nur-Sultan 130 kg European Games 2019 Minsk 130 kg European Championships 2019 Bucharest 130 kg 2018 Kaspiysk 130 kg
Updated on 3 May 2018.

Major results

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2014	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	10th	Greco-Roman 130 kg
2015	European Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	5th	Greco-Roman 130 kg
	World Championships	Las Vegas, United States	24th	Greco-Roman 130 kg
2016	European Championships	Riga, Latvia	9th	Greco-Roman 130 kg
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brasil	7th	Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018	European Championships	Kaspiysk, Russia	3rd	Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019	European Championships	Bucharest, Romania	2nd	Greco-Roman 130 kg
	European Games	Minsk, Belarus	1st	Greco-Roman 130 kg
	World Championships	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	3rd	Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

1. "Iakob Kajaia bio". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
2. "Iakobi Kajaia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
3. "Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.