Name Vakhtang Balavadze | Role Olympic athlete | |
Olympic medals Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Freestyle Welterweight | ||
Vakhtang Balavadze (Georgian: ვახტანგ ბალავაძე, born 20 November 1927) is a retired Georgian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956. He won the world title in 1954 and 1957, and was a runner-up in 1959. Domestically Balavadze won the Soviet title in 1952–55 and 1957, placing second in 1956 and 1959. He retired from competitions after the 1960 Olympics to become a wrestling coach and referee.
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