Ioseb Chugoshvili
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ioseb Ivanesh Chugoshvili |
| Nationality |
 Belarus |
| Born |
29 July 1986 Telavi, Georgia |
| Residence | Minsk, Belarus |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman |
| Club | Army Wrestling Club Minsk[1] |
| Coached by | Komandar Madzhidov[1] |
Ioseb Ivanesh Chugoshvili (Georgian: იოსებ ივანეს ჩუგოშვილი; born July 29, 1986 in Telavi, Georgia) is an amateur Belarusian Greco-Roman wrestler of Georgian origin, who played for the men's super heavyweight category.[2][1] Chugoshvili represented Belarus at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for 120 kg class, an event which was imminently dominated by defending Olympic champion Mijaín López of Cuba. He was eliminated in his first preliminary match against Estonia's Heiki Nabi, with a technical score of 1–4 after two periods, and a classification score of 1–3.[3] Because Nabi advanced further into the final match against López, Chugoshvili offered another shot for an Olympic bronze medal through the repechage bouts. He first defeated Poland's Łukasz Banak, but lost the bronze medal match to Sweden's Johan Euren, who stopped him with a par terre position in order to score a point each in two out of three periods.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ioseb Chugoshvili". London 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Ioseb Chugoshvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Finals". London 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ Abbott, Gary (5 August 2012). "Lopez, Noroozi and Khugaev add Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling golds in London". USA Wrestling (The Mat). Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 120kg Greco-Roman Bronze Medal". London 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.