Vakhtang Balavadze, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Georgian wrestler
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Place of Birth: Samtredia, Imereti, Georgia
About Vakhtang Balavadze
- Vakhtang Balavadze (Georgian pronunciation: [v??t'?ng b?l?v?dz?]; 20 November 1927 – 25 July 2018) was a Georgian welterweight freestyle wrestler.
- He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956.
- He won the world title in 1954 and 1957, and was a runner-up in 1959.
- Domestically Balavadze won the Soviet title in 1952–55 and 1957, placing second in 1956 and 1959.
- He retired from competition following the 1960 Olympics to become a wrestling coach and referee.
- Balavadze died on July 25, 2018 at the age of 90.
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