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Iakob Kajaia (Georgian: იაკობ ქაჯაია; born September 28, 1993) is a Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sergey Semenov.[2][3] He is a European bronze medallist (2018).

He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.

Major results

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2014 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 10th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Las Vegas, United States 24th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2016 European Championships Riga, Latvia 9th Greco-Roman 130 kg
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st[6] Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  2. ^ "Iakobi Kajaia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. ^ "ATHLETES SANCTIONED FOR DOPING VIOLATIONS AT 2019 EUROPEAN GAMES, EYOF – The European Olympic Committees". Retrieved 2021-10-28.


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