Iuri Lomadze is a Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[1][2][3]

Iuri Lomadze
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Georgia
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bucharest 77 kg
Disqualified 2018 Kaspiysk 72 kg

Career edit

In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 72 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia but he was stripped of his medal after testing positive for a banned substance.[4][5] As a result, Daniel Cataraga of Moldova was awarded the bronze medal.

He competed in the 72 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal.[6] He won his first match against Amin Kavianinejad but he was eliminated from the competition in his match against Sanan Suleymanov.[6]

He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]

He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[8] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[9] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[9]

Achievements edit

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Greco-Roman 72 kg
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 2nd Greco-Roman 72 kg
2024 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 3rd Greco-Roman 77 kg

References edit

  1. ^ Etchells, Daniel (12 February 2020). "Armenia claim two Greco-Roman titles on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ Houston, Michael (11 February 2020). "Teenager Nazaryan wins Greco-Roman gold on day two of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ Giles, Thomas (2 May 2018). "Hosts Russia dominate day three of European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Daniel Cataraga a primit medalia de bronz la Europenele de anul trecut, după ce adversarul său a fost depistat pozitiv la controlul anti-doping". Radio Chișinău (in Romanian). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "2019 World Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  9. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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