Davit Modzmanashvili
Davit Modzmanashvili (Georgian: დავით მოძმანაშვილი) (born 13 July 1986) is a heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Georgia who since 2017 competes for Uzbekistan.
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| Full name | Davit Modzmanashvili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Georgian Uzbekistani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1986 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alim Khikmatov[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He placed third at the 2011 World Championships.[3][4][5]
After winning a European title in 2008, Modzmanashvili tested positive for a banned substance. He was stripped of his gold medal and received a two-year suspension.[2]
Doping violation
Modzmanashvili initially won on a silver medal for Georgia at the 2012 Olympics. However, in January 2019, he tested positive for a prohibited substance of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone after stored samples from the 2012 Olympics were re-analysed. He was subsequently stripped of his Olympic silver medal and banned for 6 years.[6][7]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Davit Modzmanashvili.
- Davit Modzmanashvili. sports-reference.com
- Davit Modzmanashvili Archived 21 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
- "Davit Modzmanashvili Profile London Olympics 2012". www.london2012.com. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- "Azerbaijan takes 2 wrestling wins; Taymazov golden again". Fox News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- "London Olympics: Treble for Artur Taymazov as Azerbaijan double up". Times of India. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012
- "Iran's Ghasemi new gold medalist of 2012 Olympics". Tehran Times. 11 November 2020.
External links
- Davit Modzmanashvili at the International Wrestling Database
- Davit Modzmanashvili at Olympics.com
- Davit Modzmanashvili at Olympedia
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