Iakob Kajaia (Georgian: იაკობ ქაჯაია; born September 28, 1993) is a Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sergey Semenov.[2][3] He is a European bronze medallist (2018).
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| Nationality | Georgian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1993 Tsqaltubo, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 127 kg (280 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.
Major results
edit| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2014 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 10th | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2015 | European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 5th | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| World Championships | Las Vegas, United States | 24th | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Riga, Latvia | 9th | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Kaspiysk, Russia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2019 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st[6] | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
References
edit- ^ "International Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Iakobi Kajaia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "ATHLETES SANCTIONED FOR DOPING VIOLATIONS AT 2019 EUROPEAN GAMES, EYOF – The European Olympic Committees". Retrieved 2021-10-28.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iakob Kajaia.
- Iakobi Kajaia at United World Wrestling
- Iakobi Kajaia at the International Wrestling Database
- Iakobi Kajaia at Olympics.com
- Iakobi Kajaia at Olympedia (archive)
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