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Akaki Chachua (born September 16, 1969) is a Georgian wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 64 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished 9th.
Georgia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Georgian National Olympic Committee (GNOC) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the post-Soviet era. A total of 32 athletes, 26 men and 6 women, competed in 10 different sports.
Chiharu Icho is a Japanese wrestler who competed in the 48 kg weight class at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal at both Games.
El Salvador competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, from 17 September to 2 October 1988. This was the nation's fourth appearance at the Olympics.
The Gambia competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The Gambia sent 6 athletes, 5 male and 1 female to compete in two sports, athletics and wrestling.
Chile competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 21 competitors, 16 men and 5 women, took part in 18 events in 10 sports.
Varteres Varteresovich Samurgashev is an Armenian-Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time European, two-time World and Olympic Champion. Samurgashev was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of Russia title. He is a lawyer by profession, the President of the Wrestling Federation in the Rostov region, and Vice-President of the Russian Wrestling Federation. Samurgashev is an honorary citizen of Russia and Armenia.
Abasha is a town in western Georgia with a population of 4,941. It is situated between the rivers of Abasha and Noghela, at 23m above sea level and is located some 283 km (176 mi) to the west of Tbilisi. The settlement of Abasha acquired the status of a town in 1964 and currently functions as an administrative center of the Abasha Municipality within the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region. The headquarters of the Georgian Orthodox Eparchy of Chkondidi is also located in Abasha.
Imre Hódos was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Makharbek Khasbiyevich Khadartsev is a former Soviet wrestler who later competed for Russia and Uzbekistan, two times Olympic champion and five times world champion in Freestyle wrestling. He was born in Suadag, Alagirsky District, North Ossetia.
Arsen Suleymanovich Fadzaev is a former Soviet wrestler, World champion and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.
Kamandar Bafali oglu Madzhidov is a Belarusian wrestler with Azerbaijani origin, Olympic Champion, World Champion and European Champion.
Alla Kostyantynivna Cherkasova is a Ukrainian wrestler. Competing in the 67 kg category, she is the 2010 World bronze medalist and 2012 European silver medalist. She competed in women's freestyle 75 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Guinea-Bissau competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Vanesa Kaladzinskaya is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 48 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Zhuldyz Eshimova in the 1/8 finals, she was eliminated by Carol Huynh in the quarterfinals.
Paolo Fucile is a retired amateur Italian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He represented his nation Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and later scored a bronze medal in the 60-kg division at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara. Having worked as a police officer for Polizia di Stato, Fucile trained full-time for the wrestling squad at Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro in Rome, under head coach Mauro Massaro.
Nurlan Altynbekovich Koizhaiganov is a retired amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category. He scored top five finishes in the 60-kg division in two consecutive editions of the Asian Games, and later represented his nation Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Before being retired from wrestling in 2005, Koizhaiganov also trained throughout his sporting career at Professional Sport Club Daulet in Semipalatinsk, under his personal coach Kanat Nurlasiev.
Chachua is a Georgian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Craig Miller is a New Zealand wrestler.
Akaki is a Georgian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Akaki Tabutsadze is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as Wing for Lelo Saracens in Georgia Championship Didi 10.
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