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Irakli Chochua

b. 1979

Olympic wrestler

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About Irakli Chochua

Born 1979. Irakli Chochua is a Georgian amateur wrestler.

Irakli Chochua (; born September 15, 1979, in Poti) is a retired amateur Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. He claimed a silver medal in the 54-kg division at the 2001 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, and later represented his nation Georgia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Chochua also trained for Tshevardani Wrestling Club in Tbilisi, under his personal coach Villiam Kharazov.

Chochua qualified for the Georgian wrestling squad in the men's 55 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a berth and placing fourth from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro. He upset Turkish wrestler and two-time Olympian Ercan Yıldız with a striking 4–1 decision on his opening bout, and then overpowered Lithuania's Svajūnas Adomaitis to earn a coveted spot in the quarterfinals. Fighting against Ukraine's Oleksiy Vakulenko in his knockout match, Chochua could not score two more points to push him off the mat with a score 12–14, before he faced a fifth-place battle with Cuba's Lázaro Rivas and then fell short from the ring by a technical superiority rule.

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Who is Irakli Chochua?

Olympic wrestler

When was Irakli Chochua born?

Irakli Chochua was born on 15 September 1979 in Poti.

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Irakli Chochua is an amateur wrestler.

What nationality is Irakli Chochua?

Irakli Chochua is Georgian.

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· Wikipedia: Irakli Chochua

· Wikidata: Q17150845

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