Davyd Saldadze

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Davyd Saldadze
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Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Olympic Games
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney 97 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Gävle 97 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Seinäjoki 96 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Belgrade 96 kg
Representing Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou 96 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Jeju 120 kg

Davyd Tengizovich Saldadze (born February 15, 1978) is an Uzbekistani wrestler of Georgian origin, he also wrestled for Ukraine and won the Silver medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 97kg in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney for Ukraine. He was born in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR and is the brother of Georgiy Saldadze. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Saldadze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2012.