Vakhtang Balavadze
(1927-2018)
Olympic wrestler
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Vakhtang Balavadze (20 November 1927 – 25 July 2018) was a Georgian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956. He won the world title in 1954 and 1957, and was a runner-up in 1959. Domestically Balavadze won the Soviet title in 1952–55 and 1957, placing second in 1956 and 1959. He retired from competition following the 1960 Olympics to become a wrestling coach and referee. Balavadze died on July 25, 2018 at the age of 90.
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20 November 1927 (now Samtredia, Georgia)
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25 July 2018 (aged 90)
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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