Davit Modzmanashvili

Davit Modzmanashvili (Georgian: დავით მოძმანაშვილი) (born 13 July 1986) is a heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Georgia who since 2017 competes for Uzbekistan.

Davit Modzmanashvili

Modzmanashvili at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Full name	Davit Modzmanashvili
Nationality	Georgian Uzbekistani
Born	(1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 38) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Coached by	Alim Khikmatov[2]
Medal record Representing  Georgia Olympic Games Disqualified 2012 London 120 kg World Championships 2011 Istanbul 120 kg European Championships 2012 Belgrad 120 kg Representing  Uzbekistan Asian Games 2018 Jakarta 125 kg Asian Championships 2018 Bishkek 125 kg Asian Indoor Games 2017 Ashgabat 125 kg

Career

He placed third at the 2011 World Championships.^[3][4][5]

After winning a European title in 2008, Modzmanashvili tested positive for a banned substance. He was stripped of his gold medal and received a two-year suspension.^[2]

Doping violation

Modzmanashvili initially won on a silver medal for Georgia at the 2012 Olympics. However, in January 2019, he tested positive for a prohibited substance of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone after stored samples from the 2012 Olympics were re-analysed. He was subsequently stripped of his Olympic silver medal and banned for 6 years.^[6][7]

Professional Wrestling

On 24 November, 2024, Modzmanashvili made his professional wrestling debut at Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)’s Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII.^[8]