Iakob Kajaia ( ka, იაკობ ქაჯაია; born September 28, 1993) is a
Georgian
Greco-Roman wrestler
Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...
. He competed in the
men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by
Sergey Semenov. He is a European bronze medallist (
2018
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).
He lost his bronze medal match in the
130 kg event at the
2022 World Wrestling Championships
The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.
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held in Belgrade, Serbia.
He won one of the bronze medals in the
130kg event at the
2023 European Wrestling Championships
The 2023 European Wrestling Championships was held from 17 to 23 April 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Competition schedule
All times are (UTC+2)
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal overview
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
...
held in Zagreb, Croatia.
Major results
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Imereti
Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country)
Olympic wrestlers for Georgia (country)
Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games
Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games
European Games medalists in wrestling
European Games gold medalists for Georgia (country)
World Wrestling Championships medalists
European Wrestling Championships medalists
Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Olympic silver medalists for Georgia (country)
21st-century people from Georgia (country)
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