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Vakht'ang Balavadze

Full name: Vakht'ang Balavadze
Original name: ვახტანგ ბალავაძე
Gender: Male
Born: November 20, 1927 in Ganiri, Imereti, Georgia
Affiliations: Burevestnik Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO)
Country: URS Soviet Union
Sport: Wrestling

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

Vakht'ang Balavadze had the following finishes at major championships – 1954 World Championship: 73.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1957 World Championship: 73.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1959 World Championship: 73.0 kg. Freestyle (2nd).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Men's Welterweight, Freestyle Soviet Union URS 3 Bronze
1960 Summer 32 Roma Wrestling Men's Welterweight, Freestyle Soviet Union URS 11T

Men's Welterweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result BP MR
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Soviet Union URS Final Standings 3 1956-11-28
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Soviet Union URS Final Round Match #1 2 1956-12-01 Zengin (TUR) fall (8:03), Balavadze (URS)
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Four 2T 1956-12-01 4
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Four Match #3 1 1956-12-01 Balavadze (URS) fall (11:45), Berlin (SWE) 0
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Three 5T 1956-11-30 4
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Three Match #4 2 1956-11-30 Ikeda (JPN) decision (3-0), Balavadze (URS) 3
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Two 2T 1956-11-29 1
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Two Match #6 1 1956-11-29 Balavadze (URS) fall (2:50), Tischendorf (GER) 0
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round One 5T 1956-11-28 1
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round One Match #6 1 1956-11-28 Balavadze (URS) decision (3-0), Rantanen (FIN) 1
1960 Summer 32 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Three 11T 1960-09-03 6
1960 Summer 32 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Three Match #1 1T 1960-09-03 Balavadze (URS) , Heinze (GER) draw 2
1960 Summer 32 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Two 9T 1960-09-02 4
1960 Summer 32 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round Two Match #2 1 1960-09-02 Balavadze (URS) decision, Chand (IND) 1
1960 Summer 32 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round One 13T 1960-09-01 3
1960 Summer 32 Roma Wrestling Soviet Union URS Round One Match #1 2 1960-09-01 Oğan (TUR) decision, Balavadze (URS) 3