Mikhail Mamiashvili
 Mamiashvili in 2013 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's wrestling (Greco-Roman) | ||
Competitor for the  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1988 Seoul | Middleweight |
| World Championships | ||
| | 1983 Kiev | Middleweight |
| | 1985 Kolbotn | Middleweight |
| | 1986 Budapes | Middleweight |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1989 Martigny | Middleweight |
| | 1990 Ostia | Middleweight |
| European Championships | ||
| | 1986 Piraeus | Welterweight |
| | 1988 Kolbotn | Middleweight |
| | 1989 Oulu | Middleweight |
Mikhail Mamiashvili (born 1963 in Konotop, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian wrestler of Georgian origin. He won an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, competing for the Soviet Union. He is vice President United World Wrestling
Career
He won gold medals at the 1983, 1985 and 1986 World Wrestling Championships and won the European championship in 1986. He also won two silver medal at the World Wrestling Championships in 1989, 1990. He was USSR National Champion in 1984, 1987, and 1988. He is currently the President of Russian Wrestling Federation and one of the most powerful men in International Olympic wrestling serving as a FILA Bureau Member (Federation of Associated Wrestling Style)(www.fila-wrestling.com).Mamiashvili was inducted in the FILA Hall of Fame in 2008 for his many accomplishments as an athlete and administrator for Soviet/Russian wrestling.[1]
He currently chairs and the President of the Wrestling Federation of Russia.
References
- ↑ "Mikhail Mamiashvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 April 2012."Mikhail Mamiashvili".