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:
Soviet Union
Sport: Wrestling
Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)
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). |
| 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 |
| 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 |