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and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Kutaisi.

Career

Khakhaleishvili was expected to defend his heavyweight Olympic title at the

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in a highly anticipated match against the reigning world champion,

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References

External links

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www.khakhaleishvili.org
1971 births 2021 deaths Male judoka from Georgia (country) Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists for the Unified Team Olympic judoka of Georgia (country) Male mixed martial artists from Georgia (country) Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Sportspeople from Kutaisi Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence {{mixedmartialart-bio-stub