Vakhtang Blagidze ( ka, ვახტანგ ბლაგიძე ; born July 23, 1954) is a

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

from

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, Georgia. He was Olympic gold medalist in

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in 1980, competing for the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the

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and 1981 World Wrestling Championships.

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1954 births Living people People from Ozurgeti Soviet male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country) Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in wrestling Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{Georgia-wrestling-bio-stub Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence