David Tsimakuridze, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Olympic wrestler
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Place of Birth: Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
About David Tsimakuridze
- David Tsimakuridze (29 March 1925 – 9 May 2006) was a Georgian middleweight freestyle wrestler.
- He won an Olympic gold medal in 1952, becoming the first Olympic champion from Georgia.
- Domestically he won the Soviet title in freestyle (1945–1947, 1949–1952) and Greco-Roman wrestling (1947 and 1948).
- After retiring from competitions he worked as a coach, and prepared the national team for the 1956 Olympics.
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