Vladimer Khinchegashvili

Vladimer Khinchegashvili (Georgian: ვლადიმერ ხინჩეგაშვილი; born April 18, 1991) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler who competes in 55–61 kg categories. He won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold at the 2016 Olympics.^[1] He also won a world title in 2015 and European titles in 2014, 2016 and 2017.^[2] In 2015, he was selected as Male Georgian Athlete of the Year by the Georgian Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs.^[3] Mayor of Gori Municipality since 2021.

Vladimer Khinchegashvili

Khinchegashvili at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Native name	ვლადიმერ ხინჩეგაშვილი
Nationality	Georgia
Born	(1991-04-18) April 18, 1991 (age 34) Gori, Georgia
Education	Gori State University
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Georgia
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	55,57,60,61,65 kg
Event	Freestyle
Club	Dinamo Gori
Coached by	Arkadi Khinchikashvili Revaz Kobakhidze (national) Nugzar Skhireli (personal)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	(2016) (2012)
World finals	(2015) (2014) (2017)
Regional finals	(2014) (2016) (2017) (2011) (2013) (2018)
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Georgia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 57 kg 2012 London 55 kg World Championships 2015 Las Vegas 57 kg 2014 Tashkent 57 kg 2017 Paris 61 kg World Cup 2016 Los Angeles 57 kg European Games 2019 Minsk 65 kg European Championships 2014 Vantaa 57 kg 2016 Riga 61 kg 2017 Novi Sad 61 kg 2011 Dortmund 55 kg 2013 Tbilisi 60 kg 2018 Kaspiysk 65 kg World Junior Championships 2011 Bucharest 55 kg 2010 Budapest 55 kg 2008 Istanbul 55 kg European Juniors Championships 2011 Zrenjanin 55 kg 2008 Kosice 50 kg 2010 Samokov 55 kg European Cadets Championships 2008 Daugavpils 54 kg 2007 Warsaw 50 kg
Updated on 24 March 2012

Career

2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Khinchegashvili beat Ibrahim Farag in the first round, before beating Radoslav Velikov, Amit Kumar and Shinichi Yumoto. In the Olympic final, he lost to Dzhamal Otarsultanov.^[4]

Following his medal at the 2012 Olympics, Khinchegashvili won silver at the 2014 World Championships.^[5] Khinchegashvili followed this by winning the gold medal at the 2015 World Championships.^[5] That year, he and Belarusian wrestler, Vladislav Andreev, were disqualified from the European Games, after their semifinal match descended into a brawl.^[6]

2016 Summer Olympics

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Khinchegashvili received a bye in the first round, before beating Nurislam Sanayev in the second round. He beat Haji Aliyev and Vladimir Dubov before beating Rei Higuchi to win Olympic gold.^[4]

In 2017, he won a bronze medal at the World Championships.^[5]