Giorgi Melia

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Giorgi Melia
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Giorgi Melia at the World Wrestling Championships 2021 in Oslo, Norway
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NationalityFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Born (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 27)
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SportWrestling

Giorgi Melia (born 14 September 1996) is a Georgian wrestler. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1]

Melia won gold at the 2016 World Junior Wrestling Championships in the 96 kg weight division [2] and at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 in the 97 kg weight division. [3]

He competed in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [4]

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References

  1. "Giorgi Melia". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. "Georgian wrestler Giorgi Melia takes gold in junior world champs". Agenda.ge.
  3. "Georgian Greco-Roman wrestlers win 1 gold, 2 bronze medals at Grand Prix de France". Agenda.ge.
  4. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.