Eldar Kurtanidze
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle wrestling | |||
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | 98 kg | |
| Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | 90 kg | |
Eldar Kurtanidze, also known as Luka Kurtanidze (born April 16, 1972) is a Georgian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 97 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He was also a bronze medallist in the 1996 Summer Olympics at 90 kg. In addition to his Olympic bronze, he has two gold medals from the world championships in 2002 and 2003. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated early. In 2006 he raised his weight to compete in the 120 kg weight class.
Medals and rankings received:
2006
September 25-01: World Championships, 120 kg = 10th place
June 23: Golden Grand Prix, 120 kg = Bronze
April 29: European Championships, 120 kg = Bronze
March 11-12: Uzbekistan Independence Cup Golden Grand Prix, 120 kg = Bronze
2005
September 26-October 2: World Championships, 96 kg = Silver
April 12: European Championships, 96 kg = Gold
2004
August 26: Olympic Games, 96 kg = 8th place
2003
November 9: FILA Absolute Championship, 96 kg = 5th place
September 12-14: World Championships, 90 kg = Gold
May 1: European Championships, 96 kg = 5th place
2002
September 5: World Championships, 96 kg = Gold
May 1: European Championships, 96 kg = Silver
2001
November 22: World Championships, 97 kg = 5th place
April 19: European Championships, 97 kg = Gold
2000
September 28: Olympic Games, 97 kg = Bronze
April 6: European Championships, 97 kg = 9th place
1999
October 7: World Championships, 97 kg = 6th place
April 15: European Championships, 97 kg = Bronze
1998
September 7: World Championships, 97 kg = 6th place
May 7: European Championships, 97 kg = Gold
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