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Aleksi "Alex" Modebadze ( Georgian ალექსი მოდებაძე ; born February 21, 1978 in Tbilisi ) is a Georgian wrestler . In 2001 he was vice- European champion in free style in the heavyweight division .

Career

Aleksi Modebadse started wrestling in 1991. He belongs to the Shewardeni Tbilisi sports club and is trained by Sasa Turmanidze . He prefers the free style and wrestles with a height of 1.91 meters in the heavyweight division, the weight class up to 120 kg body weight. He studied law while still active and is now a lawyer.

His international career as a wrestler began in 1995 when he took part in the Junior World Championship (Espoirs age group) in Tehran. He finished 7th in the heavyweight division. In the following years he also took part in several international championships as a junior. The best results he achieved were a 3rd place at the Junior European Championships 1997 in Istanbul in the age group "Juniors", a 2nd place at the Junior European Championships 1998 in Radovis / Macedonia and a 2nd place at the Junior World Championship 1998 in Las Vegas, each in the heaviest weight class.

In 1998, Aleksi Modebadse was used for the first time at a European men's championship. In the heavyweight division he came in a good 5th place. He lost his first fight against Milan Mazáč, Slovakia, then defeated Gábor Gombos, Hungary and Krassimir Kotschew , Bulgaria, but retired after another defeat against Sven Thiele , Germany. In the same year he was also used at the men's world championship in Tehran. He came there to a victory over Georgi Kaisinov, Uzbekistan, then lost to Rasoul Khadem from Iran, defeated Gelegschamtsyn Ösöchbajar , Mongolia and was eliminated after a defeat against Aydın Polatçı , Turkey. He came in 10th place. At the European Championships in Minsk in 1999, he came in 5th place. He lost his first fight there against Aljaksej Mjadswedseu , Belarus, then defeated Zsolt Gombos, Hungary, lost to Sven Thiele and defeated Boschidar Bojadschiew from Bulgaria. At the 1999 World Cup in Ankara, he only came in 18th after losing to Chen Xing Qiang, China and Aydın Polatçı.

In spring 2000 Aleksi Modebadse managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Sydney. Before these games, however, the European Championship took place in Budapest, where he came in 10th after a victory over Racab Aşabalıyev, Azerbaijan and a defeat against Theofilios Abadzis, Greece. He then took the same place at the Olympic Games in Sydney. However, there he lost both fights that he had to contest, namely against Efstathios Topalidis , Greece and against Abbas Jadidi , Iran.

In 2001 he achieved what was perhaps the greatest success of his wrestling career when he became vice European champion in Budapest. On the way to this success he first lost to David Musuľbes , Russia, then defeated Radosław Jankowski, Poland, Iwan Ishchenko, Ukraine, Theofilos Abadzis and Ottó Aubéli , Hungary and lost again in the final against David Musuľbes. At the World Cup this year he was far less successful, because he lost in Sofia against Alexis Rodríguez Valera , Cuba and Hisham Abdelwahab Abdelmoamen, Egypt and only came in 21st place. In 2003 he won another medal at the European Championships in Riga after victories over Barys Hrynkewitsch, Belarus, Francesco Miano-Petta, Italy and Aydın Polatçı, a defeat against David Musuľbes and another victory over Rareş Daniel Chintojan , Romania, with the bronze medal. At the 2008 World Championships in New York he won over Edgar Alfonso Becerra Yañev, Venezuela and Jagdish Kaliraman, India. But then he lost his third fight against Artur Taymazov from Uzbekistan and finished 8th.

In 2004, Aleksi Modebadse also competed in the Olympic Games in Athens. He came there to a victory over Ottó Aubéli, but then lost to the former world champion Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow from Russia and ended up in 14th place.

Until the end of his career in 2010, he did not compete in international championships as often. In 2007 he won another medal at the European Championships in Sofia. He defeated Rareș Daniel Chintojan, lost to Serhij Prjadun , Ukraine and then secured this medal by winning over Gheorghe Susumcov, Moldova and Ottó Aubéli. Aleksi Modebadse finished his international wrestling career with an excellent fifth place at the 2009 World Cup in Herning / Denmark. He lost his first fight there against Fardin Masoumi Valadi , Iran, then came to victories over Recep Kara , Turkey and Arjan Bhullar , Canada, but lost the final fight for a bronze medal against Tervel Dlagnev from the United States.

The result of the Georgian championship is still known from 2010. Aleksi Modebadse came in second behind Giorgi Sakandelidze and ahead of Giorgi Kwirischwili and Koba Kereselidze.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
1995	7th	Junior World Championships (Espoirs) in Tehran	Heavy	Winner: Timur Pilijew, Russia, ahead of Mihály Deák Bárdos , Hungary
1995	6th	Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Witten	up to 88 kg	Winner: Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow , Russia ahead of Zurab Begiaschwili, Ukraine
1997	3.	Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Istanbul	up to 115 kg	behind Aydın Polatçı , Turkey and Ashgar?, Russia
1998	5.	EM in Bratislava	Heavy	after a defeat against Milan Mazáč, Slovakia, victories over Gábor Gombos, Hungary and Krassimir Kotschew , Bulgaria and a defeat against Sven Thiele , Germany
1998	2.	Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Radovis / Macedonia	up to 115 kg	behind Artyom Achiev, Russia, in front of Boschidar Bojadschiew , Bulgaria
1998	2.	Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Las Vegas	up to 115 kg	behind Artyom Achiev, in front of Boschidar Bojadschiew and Markus Hamann, Germany
1998	10.	World Cup in Tehran	Heavy	after a win over Georgi Kaisinov , Uzbekistan, a loss to Rasoul Khadem , a win over Gelegschamtsyn Ösöchbajar , Mongolia and a loss to Aydın Polatçı
1999	5.	EM in Minsk	Heavy	after a defeat against Aljaksej Mjadswedseu , Belarus, a victory over Zsolt Gombos, Hungary, a defeat against Sven Thiele, Germany and a victory over Boschidar Bojadschiew
1999	5.	Military World Cup in Zagreb	Heavy	behind Andrei Schumilin , Russia, Bayram Doğan, Turkey, Jurij Schobitko, Ukraine and Jason Loukides, USA
1999	18th	World Cup in Ankara	Heavy	after losing to Chen Xing Qiang, China and Aydın Polatçı
2000	1.	Olympic qualification tournament in Minsk	Heavy	in front of Aljaksej Mjadswedseu and Dolgorsürengiin Sumjaabadsar , Mongolia
2000	3.	Olympic qualification tournament in Leipzig	Heavy	behind Aljaksej Mjadswedseu and Dolgorsürengiin Sumjaabadsar
2000	8th.	Olympic qualification tournament in Tokyo	Heavy	Winner: Aljaksej Mjadswedseu before Efstathios Topalidis, Greece
2000	10.	EM in Budapest	Heavy	after defeating Recab Aşabalıyev, Azerbaijan and losing to Theofilios Abadzis, Greece
2000	10.	OS in Sydney	Heavy	after losing to Efstathios Topalidis and Abbas Jadidi, Iran
2001	2.	EM in Budapest	Heavy	after a defeat against David Musuľbes , Russia, victories over Radosław Jankowski, Poland, Iwan Ishchenko, Ukraine, Theofilios Abadzis and Ottó Aubéli , Hungary and another defeat against David Musuľbes
2001	21st	World Cup in Sofia	Heavy	after losing to Alexis Rodríguez Valera , Cuba and Hisham Abdelwahab Abdelmoamen, Egypt
2003	3.	EM in Riga	Heavy	after victories over Barys Hrynkewitsch, Belarus, Francesco Miano-Petta, Italy and Aydın Polatçı, a defeat against David Musuľbes and a victory over Rareș Daniel Chintojan , Romania
2003	8th.	World Cup in New York	Heavy	after victories over Edgar Alfonso Becerra Yañez, Venezuela and Jagdish Kaliraman, India and a defeat against Artur Taymazov , Uzbekistan
2003	5.	FILA Absolute Championships in Moscow	Heavy	behind Alexis Rodríguez Valera, Stephen Mocco , USA, Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow and David Musuľbes
2004	14th	OS in Athens	Heavy	after a victory over Ottó Aubéli and a loss to Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow
2005	13.	World Cup in Budapest	Heavy	after defeating Krassimir Kochev, Bulgaria and losing to Liang Lei, China
2006	3.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	Heavy	behind Artur Taymazov and Marid Mutalimow , Kazakhstan
2007	3.	EM in Sofia	Heavy	after victory over Rareș Daniel Chintojan, defeat against Serhij Prjadun , Ukraine and victories over Gheorghe Susumcov, Moldova and Ottó Aubéli
2008	3.	Olympic qualification tournament in Warsaw	Heavy	behind Liang Lei and Ottó Aubéli
2009	10.	Intern. Tournament in Kiev	Heavy	Winner: Tervel Dlagnev ahead of Dawit Otiaschwili , Georgia
2009	6th	World Cup in Tehran	Heavy	Winner: Wassilij Tersmenezkyj, Ukraine ahead of Əli İsayev , Azerbaijan
2009	5.	World Cup in Herning / Denmark	Heavy	after one defeat against Fardin Masoumi Valadi , Iran, victories over Recep Kara , Turkey and Arjan Bhullar, Canada and one defeat against Tervel Dlagnev

Explanations

• all free style competitions
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Heavy weight, until 2001 up to 130 kg, since 2002 up to 120 kg

swell

• Trade journal Der Ringer
• Foeldeak Wrestling Database website

Web links

• Aleksi Modebadse in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )