Avtandil Koridze

Avtandil Koridze
Personal information
Born	15 April 1935; Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	11 April 1966 (aged 30); Terjola, Imereti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Burevestnik Tbilisi
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing the Soviet Union
Olympic Games
World Championships

Avtandil Georgievich Koridze (Georgian: ავთანდილ ქორიძე; 15 April 1935 – 11 April 1966) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia who won an Olympic gold medal in 1960 and a world title in 1961.^[1] He never won a Soviet title, placing second in 1957 and 1960 and third in 1958.^[2]

Koridze took up wrestling in 1949 and in 1957 was included to the Soviet national team. He retired in 1961 and died five years later in a car crash, together with a fellow Olympic wrestler Roman Dzeneladze.^[2]

References

^ Koridze, Avtandil (URS) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Avtandil Koridze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2009.