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Georgian-Canadian wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guivi "Gia" Sissaouri (Georgian: გივი სისაური, romanized: givi sisauri, born April 15, 1971) is a Georgian-Canadian former freestyle wrestler.
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Native name | გივი სისაური |
Birth name | Guivi Sissaouri |
Nationality | Georgia Canada |
Born | April 15, 1971 53) Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic | (age
Home town | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Wrestling |
Weight class | 57–58 kg |
Event | Freestyle |
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sissaouri began wrestling at age ten.[1] He would later become a citizen of Canada.
Sissaouri won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics[2] in the 57 kg class. He also won the gold at the 2001 World Championships at Sofia, Bulgaria in the 58 kg class, a silver at the 1995 World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia in the 57 kg class, a bronze at the 1998 World Championships at Tehran, Iran in the 58 kg class, and another bronze at the 1997 World Championships at Krasnoyarsk, Russia also in the 58 kg class. In the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Sissaouri would win the gold medal in his division.[3]
Sissaouri also appeared on season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter as Georges St-Pierre's wrestling coach.[4] He trains at the Montreal Wrestling Club.
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