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Avtandil Koridze

Georgian wrestler (1935–1966)

Avtandil Koridze

Personal information

Born

15 April 1935
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union

Died

11 April 1966 (aged 30)
Terjola, Imereti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union

Sport

Greco-Roman wrestling

Club

Burevestnik Tbilisi

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling

Representing the Soviet Union
Olympic Games
	1960 Rome	67 kg
World Championships
	1961 Yokohama	67 kg

Avtandil Georgievich Koridze (Georgian: ავთანდილ ქორიძე; 15 April 1935 – 11 April 1966) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia who won an Olympic gold medal in 1960 and a world title in 1961.^[1] He never won a Soviet title, placing second in 1957 and 1960 and third in 1958.^[2]

Koridze took up wrestling in 1949 and in 1957 was included to the Soviet national team. He retired in 1961 and died five years later in a car crash, together with a fellow Olympic wrestler Roman Dzeneladze.^[2]

References

^ Koridze, Avtandil (URS) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Avtandil Koridze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2009.