Nodar Khokhashvili
Nodar Georgiyevich Khokhashvili (born 28 September 1940) is a retired Georgian freestyle wrestler who won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1964 Olympics. His silver medal match against Stancho Kolev ended in a draw, and the preference was given to Kolev because of his lower body weight.[1]
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| Birth name | ნოდარ ხოხაშვილი Нодар Георгиевич Хохашвили | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1940 (age 80) Tbilisi, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kolmeurne Tbilisi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After the Olympics, Khokhashvili moved to the lightweight category and won medals at the 1969 European Championships and 1969 World Championships. Domestically, he won one Soviet lightweight title in 1969.[2]
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- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wrestling at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Featherweight, Freestyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nodar Khokhashvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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