Arsen Mekokishvili

Arsen Mekokishvili
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki Heavyweight

Arsen Mekokishvili (Georgian: არსენ მეკოკიშვილი) (April 12, 1912 – March 9, 1972)[1] was a Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

He was born in Georgitsminda, Georgia and died in Moscow.

Olympics

Mekokishvili competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the heavyweight class.[2]

References

  1. Biography of Arsen Mekokishvili (Russian)
  2. "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 13 September 2008)

External links


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