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Givi Kartozia

1929 - 1998

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Givi Aleksandrovich Kartozia (Georgian: გივი კარტოზია; 29 March 1929 – 3 April 1998) was a Middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1956 and a world title in 1953, 1955 and 1958. Domestically he was the Soviet middleweight champion in 1952–55, and placed second in 1956 and third in 1950 and 1951. For the 1960 Olympics he moved up to the light-heavyweight class and won a bronze medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Givi Kartozia is the 1,586th most popular athlete (down from 1,087th in 2019), the 235th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 229th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Georgian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Givi Kartozia ranks 1,586 out of 6,025. Before him are Erich Borchmeyer, Elio Morille, William Phillips, Hasely Crawford, Henri Eberhardt, and Alberto Demiddi. After him are Gregor Hradetzky, Maximilian Raub, Akitsugu Konno, Steve Hooker, Dorothy Brookshaw, and Carl Kaufmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Givi Kartozia ranks 458. Before him are Betty Carter, John Davies, J. B. Lenoir, Toimi Alatalo, Jiří Hledík, and Antonina Seredina. After him are Marianna Nagy, Ilene Woods, Sofia Muratova, Edith M. Flanigen, Mikhail Krivonosov, and William E. Thornton. Among people deceased in 1998, Givi Kartozia ranks 270. Before him are Augusto Magli, Wade Dominguez, Ted Fujita, Elio Morille, Clark Clifford, and Henry Spira. After him are Max Streibl, James Lighthill, Anna J. Harrison, Duncan White, Leo Buscaglia, and Fred Davis.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Givi Kartozia ranks 235 out of 406. Before him are Grigol Vashadze (1958), Nikolai Bugaev (1837), Abel Aganbegyan (1932), Avtandil Koridze (1935), Zaur Kaloev (1931), and Zurab Sakandelidze (1945). After him are Georgiy Gongadze (1969), Zurab Noghaideli (1964), Mirian I of Iberia (null), Georgy Tovstonogov (1915), Levan Kobiashvili (1977), and Oleksii Arestovych (1975).

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Among ATHLETES In Georgia

Among athletes born in Georgia, Givi Kartozia ranks 5. Before him are Robert Shavlakadze (1933), Keto Losaberidze (1949), Rafael Chimishkyan (1929), and Wang Yi (null). After him are Nino Salukvadze (1969), Medea Jugeli (1925), Lasha Talakhadze (1993), Boris Kokorev (1959), Nodar Kumaritashvili (1988), Vladimer Aptsiauri (1962), and Khatuna Narimanidze (1974).

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