Konstantin Koberidze
| Konstantin Koberidse medal table |
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| gold | 1947 Prague | Semi-difficult |
Konstantin Jefimowitsch Koberidze (born January 5, 1917 in Sighnaghi , Georgia , † 1964 ibid.) Was a Soviet wrestler .
Career
Career as a wrestler
Konstantin Koberidse began wrestling and sambo as a teenager. He initially belonged to the Dynamo Tbilisi sports club , but then moved to the Dynamo Moscow sports club . His coaches were Dawit Koberidse, Wachtang Kuchtianidse, Pyotr Denisow and Grigori Pylnow. In wrestling, he focused on the Greco-Roman style. As an adult, he weighed a little under 90 kg and started in the light heavyweight division .
He celebrated his first major success in 1939 when he became the Soviet All-Union Champion. At the time, the best wrestlers in the heavy and light heavyweight classes from the various union states were eligible to compete in the All Union championships. Seen in this way, this title was to be valued a little higher than the title of a Soviet master.
In 1940, Konstantin Koberidze became the first Soviet light heavyweight champion in the Greco-Roman style. He also won this title in 1941, 1944 and 1945, each in the light heavyweight division.
In other Soviet all-Union championships he took 3rd place in 1940, 2nd place in 1943 and 4th place in 1944.
In the years from 1939 to 1946, i.e. in the years in which Konstantin Koberidse was at the height of his wrestling performance, World War II took place and international wrestling operations had come to a standstill. In addition, the Soviet Union was not a member of the FILA world wrestling association at the time. Konstantin Koberidze could not take part in any international championships during these years.
In 1947 the European Championships in the Greco-Roman style took place in Prague. A Soviet wrestling team appeared there, including Konstantin Koberidze. Although the Soviet Union was still not a member of the FILA in 1947, the Soviet wrestlers were allowed to take part in these championships with a special permit. Konstantin Koberidse won the light heavyweight division in Prague over Franz Kocnar from Austria, Josef Hampl, Czechoslovakia and Umberto Silvestri , Italy. In his fourth fight he lost against Karl-Johan Wong from Sweden on points. Karl-Johan Wong scored five missing points with this point win and was eliminated, while Konstantin Koberidse had not yet five missing points thanks to his previous shoulder wins and therefore remained in the competition. It came to a final battle Koberidze against Gyula Kovács from Hungary, in which Konstantin Koberidze won and thus became European champion .
Career as a sambo fighter
In Sambo Konstantin Koberidze became Soviet master in 1939 and Soviet runner-up in 1947.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 1947 | 1. | EM in Prague | Semi-difficult | after victories over Franz Kocnar, Austria, Josef Hampl, Czechoslovakia and Umberto 'Silvestri, Italy, a defeat against Karl-Johan Wong, Sweden and a victory over Gyula Kovács , Hungary |
Successes in national championships
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 1939 | 1. | Soviet. All Union Championship | Heavy | |
| 1940 | 1. | Soviet. championship | Semi-difficult | before Ivan Plassulja and Vladimir Matschkaljan |
| 1940 | 3. | Soviet. All Union Championship | Heavy | behind Johannes Kotkas and Aron Honscha |
| 1941 | 1. | Soviet. championship | Semi-difficult | before Yekimov and Shalva Chikladze |
| 1943 | 2. | Soviet. All Union Championship | Heavy | behind Johannes Kotkas, in front of Alexander Mazur |
| 1944 | 1. | Soviet. championship | Semi-difficult | before Vladimir Matschkaljan and Michail Strischak |
| 1944 | 4th | Soviet. All Union Championship | Heavy | behind Johannes Kotkas, Arsen Mekokishvili and Alexander Mazur |
| 1945 | 1. | Soviet. championship | Semi-difficult | before Vladimir Matschkaljan and Grigory Malinko |
| 1949 | 3. | Soviet. championship | Semi-difficult | before Shalva Chikladze and A. Wydryakov |
- Explanations
- all competitions in Greco-Roman style
- EM = European Championship
- Light heavy weight, then up to 87 kg, heavy weight over 87 kg body weight
literature
- Documentation of FILA's International Wrestling Championships from 1896 to 1976, publisher: FILAm 1976
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koberidze, Constantine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koberidze, Konstantin Efimowitsch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sighnaghi , Georgia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1964 |
| Place of death | Sighnaghi , Georgia |