Arsen Mekokishvili

Medal record
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
Gold 1952 Helsinki Heavyweight

Arsen Mekokishvili (Georgian: არსენ მეკოკიშვილი) (born April 12, 1912 - March 5, 1972) is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

He was born in Georgitsminda, Georgia and died in Moscow.

Olympics

Mekokishvili competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the heavyweight class.[1]

References

  1. ^ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 13 September 2008)