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Iakob Kajaia (Georgian: იაკობ ქაჯაია; born September 28, 1993) is a Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sergey Semenov.[2][3] He is a European bronze medallist (2018).

Iakob Kajaia
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1993-09-28) 28 September 1993 (age 31)
Tsqaltubo, Georgia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 130 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 130 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Warsaw 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bucharest 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 130 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk 130 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Baku 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Paris 120 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Baku 120 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tbilisi 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Dortmund 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kyiv 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kyiv 130 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Russe 130 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Pattaya 96 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Skopje 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Zagreb 96 kg
European Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Sarajevo 110 kg

He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5] He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.

Major results

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Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2014 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 10th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2015 European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 5th Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Las Vegas, United States 24th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2016 European Championships Riga, Latvia 9th Greco-Roman 130 kg
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th Greco-Roman 130 kg
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
European Games Minsk, Belarus 1st[6] Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 3rd Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

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  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  2. ^ "Iakobi Kajaia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. ^ "ATHLETES SANCTIONED FOR DOPING VIOLATIONS AT 2019 EUROPEAN GAMES, EYOF – The European Olympic Committees". Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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