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Murazi Mchedlidze

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Murazi Mchedlidze
Муразі Мчедлідзе
Personal information
Full nameMuraz Guramovych Mchedlidze
National team Ukraine
Born (1994-06-21) 21 June 1994 (age 30)
Dnipro, Ukraine
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportSport wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bydgoszcz 97 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Szombathely 97 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Katowice 96 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Skopje 96 kg
Cadet European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Warsaw 85 kg

Muraz Guramovych Mchedlidze (Ukrainian: Мураз Гурамович Мчедлідзе; born 21 June 1994) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 97 kilograms.

Career

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On 6 July 2013, in Skopje, having lost to Ali Bonceoğlu in the final, Mchedlidze won the silver medal of the European Junior Championships.[1] In August 2013, he took part in the World Junior Championships in Sofia, but did not bring home a medal.[2] In mid-November 2013, he won the Solidarity International Junior Tournament in Dnipropetrovsk.[3] On 17 June 2014, in Katowice, Poland, having defeated Russian Zaynulla Kurbanov in the final, he won the gold medal at the European Junior Championship.[4]

In early April 2015, at the Ukrainian Championships in Kharkiv, Mchedlidze reached the final, where he lost to Pavlo Oleynyk, becoming the silver medalist.[5] In early April 2016, in Ruse, Bulgaria, he took part in the European U23 Championship, where he lost to Zainulla Kurbanov from Russia, leaving without a medal.[6] On 23 September 2016, in Kemerovo, he won the bronze medal at the Shakhtarskaya Slava international tournament.[7] On 1 October 2016, in Yakutsk, having lost in the final to Russian Yuri Belonovsky, he won the silver medal at the Dmitry Korkin Memorial International Tournament.[8] In mid-November 2016, in Bucharest, as part of the Ukrainian national team, Mchedlidze won the bronze medal at the European Nations Cup.[9][10] In early March 2017, in Kyiv, Mchedlidze won a bronze medal at an international tournament.[11] On 28 March 2017, in Szombathely, Hungary, he finished in third place at the European U23 Championships.[12] On 3 May 2017, Mchedlidze took part in the European Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, where he lost to Anzor Boltukaev from Russia in the round of 16.[13] Since his opponent reached the final, he took part in one of the repechage matches, in the which he was defeated by Aliaksandr Hushtyn from Belarus.[14] On 16 September 2017, in Minsk, he won the bronze medal at the Alexander Medved Prize Grand Prix.[15] On 26 November 2017, in Bydgoszcz, Poland, he won a bronze medal in the podium at the World U23 Wrestling Championships.[16]

In early July 2024, it was announced that Mchedlidze would take part in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[17] He competed in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the Olympics.[18]

Personal life

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Mchedlidze is the son of Guram Mchedlidze, a native of Abkhazia, a Ukrainian and Georgian freestyle wrestler, bronze medalist of the 2000 European Championship and participant of the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the Georgian national team.[19] His younger brother, Davyd, was mainly involved in football and switched to freestyle wrestling.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Хабиб Батыров — победитель первенства континента". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Заур Угуев и Алан Засеев — победители первенства мира". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Восемь медалей борцов Дагестана на турнире в Украине". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  4. ^ "Дагестанские юниоры выводят Россию в лидеры на первенстве Европы". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  5. ^ "Ален Засеев возвращается в лидеры украинских тяжеловесов". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  6. ^ "Мурад Нухкадиев – победитель первенства Европы". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  7. ^ "Щедрые призы «Шахтерской славы»". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  8. ^ "Мемориал Д. Коркина: хозяева лидируют по медалям". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  9. ^ "Грузинские вольники – фавориты Кубка наций". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  10. ^ "Сборная России — второй призер Кубка европейских наций". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  11. ^ "Дагестанские легионеры побеждают на турнире в Киеве". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  12. ^ "В первый день россияне остались без «золота»". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  13. ^ "Ильяс Бекбулатов – дастиш фантастиш!". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  14. ^ "Results". United World Wrestling.
  15. ^ "Азамат Нуриков – победитель турнира в Минске". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  16. ^ "Еще два «золота» в копилке сборной России". wrestdag.ru (in Russian).
  17. ^ "Спортсмен из Днепра будет бороться на Олимпиаде в Париже". dp.informator.ua (in Russian). 4 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Борец Мурази Мчедлидзе представит Днепропетровщину на Олимпийских играх". www.gorod.dp.ua (in Russian).
  20. ^ "Борец из Днепра стал чемпионом на всеукраинских соревнованиях". sobitie.com.ua (in Russian). 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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