 Zurabi Iakobishvili at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ზურაბ იაკობიშვილი |
| Birth name | Zurabi Iakobishvili |
| Born | 4 February 1992 Kvareli, Georgia[1] |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Georgia |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Weight class | 70 kg |
| Event | Freestyle |
| Coached by | Givi Metreveli; since 2000 - David Otiashvili, since 2009 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals |  (2017) |
| Regional finals |  (2022) |
Medal record | |
Zurabi Iakobishvili (Georgian: ზურაბ იაკობიშვილი; born February 4, 1992) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships. He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Frank Chamizo.[2][3]
In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 70 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[4][5] In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[6] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 70 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7][8]
