Nationality Russia
Georgia Sport Wrestling Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Name Davit Chakvetadze | Weight 85 kg (187 lb) Residence Moscow, Russia Country Russia Events Greco-Roman wrestling | |
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Full name Davit Gochaevich Chakvetadzev Born 18 October 1992 (age 31) ( 1992-10-18 ) Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia | ||
Давит Чакветадзе на тренировке
Davit Gochaevich Chakvetadze (Russian: Давит Гочаевич Чакветадзе, Georgian: დავით ჩაკვეტაძე; born 18 October 1992) is a Georgian-born Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He moved to Russia in 2013 by the recommendation of Russian national Greco-Roman coach Gogi Koguashvili. Chakvetadze won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 85 kg category.
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Career
At the 2015 Russian National Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, in a match against Olympic Champion Aleksey Mishin, Davit won the gold medal. He is silver medalist at the 2015 FILA Wrestling World Cup - Men's Greco-Roman and gold medalist at the 2015 European Games in the 85 kg category. Davit won the European Nations' Cup (Moscow Lights) in 2015. Chakvetadze won 9-0 over World Champion Zhan Beleniuk at the Grand Prix Baku. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where in the final he again beat Ukrainian Zhan Beleniuk.
