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Mirian Tsalkalamanidze

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Mirian Tsalkalamanidze
Tsalkalamanidze (center) at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born20 April 1927
Kondoli, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Died3 August 2000 (aged 73)
Telavi, Georgia
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubSpartak Tbilisi
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne 52 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Tokyo 52 kg
Silver medal – second place 1957 Istanbul 52 kg

Mirian Tsalkalamanidze (Georgian: მირიან ცალქალამანიძე, 20 April 1927 – 3 August 2000) was a Georgian flyweight freestyle wrestler. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1956 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 52 kg division. At the world championships he placed third in 1954 and second in 1957.

Tsalkalamanidze initially trained in chidaoba, the Georgian traditional wrestling, and changed to freestyle wrestling only in 1951, aged 24. He won the Soviet freestyle championships in 1954 in 1956, placing third in 1955.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Mirian Tsalkalamanidze. sports-reference.com