How to Pronounce Givi Kartozia
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Mar 29, 1929 Batumi, Adjara, Georgia Died on 03 Apr 1998 (aged 69)
Soviet wrestler
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About Givi Kartozia
- Givi Kartozia (Georgian: ???? ????????; 29 March 1929 – 3 April 1998) was a Middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia.
- He won an Olympic gold medal in 1956 and a world title in 1953, 1955 and 1958.
- Domestically he was the Soviet middleweight champion in 1952–55, and placed second in 1956 and third in 1950 and 1951.
- For the 1960 Olympics he moved up to the light-heavyweight class and won a bronze medal.
- He retired soon after the Olympics and since 1966 acted as an international wrestling referee.
- He died in 1998, aged 69, and starting from 2010 an annual international wrestling tournament has been held in Tbilisi in his honor.
