Shota LOMIDZE

USSR
USSR
Wrestling FreestyleWrestling Freestyle
Olympic Medals
1S
Games Participations2
First Olympic GamesTokyo 1964
Year of Birth1936

Biography

Shota Lomidze, who competed in freestyle wrestling, took up the sport in 1956 and made his international début at the 1964 Olympics as a middleweight but, after a draw with eventual gold medal winner Prodan Gardzhev and a loss to silver medalist Hasan Güngör, Lomidze did not advance to the final rounds. After the Olympics, Lomidze switched to light-heavyweight and won Olympic silver in that category in 1968, in addition to 1967 World Championships silver, a 1966 European title and European silver in 1967. After the 1968 Olympics, Lomidze switched again to a heavier division and, then competing as heavyweight, won World titles in 1969 and 1971 and a European title in 1969. Domestically, Lomidze won four Soviet titles: in 1964 in middleweight and in 1965-67 as a light-heavyweight.

Olympic Results

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