Vakhtang Balavadze

Vakhtang Balavadze (Georgian pronunciation: [vaχtʼanɡ balavadze]; 20 November 1927 – 25 July 2018) was a Georgian welterweight freestyle wrestler.

He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956.

[1] Balavadze won the Soviet title in 1952–55 and 1957, placing second in 1956 and 1959.

He retired from competition following the 1960 Summer Olympics to become a wrestling coach and referee.

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