Vladimer Khinchegashvili

Vladimer Khinchegashvili

Vladimir Khintschegashvili medal table
Wrestler
Georgia
Olympic games
silver	2012 London	Bantam
gold	2016 Rio de Janeiro	up to 57 kg
World Championship
silver	2014 Tashkent	up to 57 kg
gold	2015 Las Vegas	up to 57 kg
bronze	2017 Paris	up to 61 kg
European Championship
silver	2011 Dortmund	Bantam
bronze	2013 Tbilisi	feather
gold	2014 Vantaa	up to 57 kg
gold	2016 Riga	up to 61 kg
gold	2017 Novi Sad	up to 61 kg
bronze	2018 Kaspiisk	up to 65 kg
European Games
silver	2019 Minsk	up to 65 kg

Vladimer khinchegashvili ( Georgian ვლადიმერ ხინჩეგაშვილი ; English Vladimer Khinchegashvili * 18th April 1991 in Gori ) is a Georgian wrestler . He was the winner of the silver medal in free style bantamweight at the 2012 London Olympics and won the gold medal in the same style in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. In 2014 he became European champion and 2015 world champion , each in the weight class up to 57 kg body weight.

Career

Vladimir Khintschegashvili started wrestling in Gori in 2000. He is a member of the Dinamo Gori sports club and was coached by his father Arkady Chintschegashvili at the beginning of his career. Nusgar Schireli took over his training since 2001. He only wrestles in free style. He is currently a student and wrestler.

He was already very successful as a junior wrestler. In 2007 he took part in an international championship for the first time and took 3rd place at the Junior World Championship (Cadets) in Warsaw in the weight class up to 50 kg body weight. In 2008 he won two European junior championships. First in Daugavpils in the Cadet age group in the weight class up to 54 kg body weight and then in Košice in the Juniors age group in the weight class up to 50 kg body weight. He also took 3rd place at the Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Istanbul in the weight class up to 50 kg in 2008, behind Ahmet Peker , Turkey and Mikhail Ivanov, Russia .

In 2009 he achieved somewhat weaker results at the international junior championships, and in 2010 he had to learn that it is difficult for a young wrestler to be successful in the seniors straight away. He was used by the Georgian Wrestling Association at the European Championships in Baku and lost there after defeating Krasimir Krastanow from the United Kingdom against Viktor Lebedev from Russia, dropped out and only came in 9th place. After that, however, he did again very successfully at the international junior championships in 2010. At the Junior European Championships (Juniors) in Samokow / Bulgaria he came in bantamweight behind Toğrul Əsgərov from Azerbaijan on the 2nd place and at the Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Budapest he succeeded in the final of the bantamweight Toğrul Əsgərov and defeated to become junior world champion .

The year 2011 began for Vladimir Khinchegashvili with a victory at the international tournament in Istanbul (Yasar Dogu Memorial), where he defeated former world champion Radoslaw Velikow from Bulgaria in the final. He also wrestled very successfully at the 2011 European Championships in Dortmund and won bantamweight victories over Florian Rexha from Albania , Urs Wild from Switzerland and defending champion Machmud Magomedow from Azerbaijan. In the final, however, he lost quite clearly (0: 2 rounds and 4:10 points) against Jamal Otarsultanov from Russia and became vice-European champion. In the same year he was also Junior European Champion and Junior World Champion in Zrenjanin and Bucharest . At the Senior World Championships in Istanbul he lost after winning three fights against Radoslaw Velikow from Bulgaria and in the consolation round against Hassan Rahimi from Iran and came in 7th.

In April 2012, Vladimir Chintschegashvili managed to qualify for participation in the Olympic Games in London by winning a tournament in Sofia . In London he was in very good shape and defeated Ibrahim Farag Abdelhaldin Mohamed from Egypt , Radoslaw Welikow, Amir Kumar Amit Kumar from India and Shin'ichi Yumoto from Japan . He was in the final against Jamal Otarsultanov from Russia, against whom he lost on points. But winning the Olympic silver medal is the greatest success in his career so far.

In 2013, Vladimir Chintschegashvili moved to the next higher weight class, the featherweight. In this weight class he won a bronze medal in March 2013 at the European Championships in Tbilisi with victories over Alexei Baskalow, Estonia, Hajji Aliev, Azerbaijan, a defeat against Opan Sat , Russia and a win over Münir Recep Aktas, Turkey. He also competed in the featherweight championship in Budapest that year. He won there over Abel Gerald Herrera Pastor from Peru and Lee Seung-chul from South Korea, but lost in his third fight against Enchsaichany Njam-Otschir from Mongolia. Since this did not reach the final, he was eliminated and only came in 10th place.

In 2014 he competed in the new weight class up to 57 kg at the European Championships in Vantaa / Finland. He was in excellent form there and secured the European title for the first time with victories over Georgi Wangelow, Bulgaria, Zohair El Quarragqe , France, Rustam Ampar , Russia and Ghenadie Tulbea , Monaco. He was also in excellent shape at this year's World Cup in Tashkent. He won there in the same weight class over Andres Quispe Fayardo from Chile, Achmedrabi Gwarsatilow from Azerbaijan, Wladislaw Andrejew from Belarus and Bechbayar Erdenebat from Mongolia. He was in the final, in which he met the North Korean Yang Kyong-il and against whom he lost just 3: 5 points. He became vice world champion.

At the World Championships in Las Vegas in September 2015, Vladimir Chintschegashvili finally deservedly won the world title. He also defeated Salvatore Mannino from Italy, Georgi Wangelow from Bulgaria, Artas Sanaa from Kazakhstan, Bechbayar Erdenebat and Hassan Rahimi from Iran.

At the 2016 European Championships in Riga, he started in the weight class up to 61 kg. He found his way in this weight class straight away and won the title with victories over Jasin Redjalari, Macedonia, Volodimir Franguljan, Armenia, Haji Aliyev, Azerbaijan and Georgi Kalijew, Belarus. At the Olympic Games this year in Rio de Janeiro, he went back to the weight class up to 57 kg. He was also unbeatable in Rio and became Olympic champion with victories over Nurislam Sanajew, Kazakhstan, Haji Aliyev, Vladimir Dubow, Bulgaria and Rei Higuchi, Japan.

In 2017 he finally switched to the weight class up to 61 kg. In May 2017 he was again European champion in this weight class in Novi Sad. In the final he came thereby to a victory over Akhmed Tschakijew, Russia. At the World Cup this year in Paris he lost after winning two fights against Gadschimurad Raschidow from Russia, but was then able to secure a bronze medal in the consolation round with victories over Logan Stieber from the United States and Cengizhan Erdoğan from Turkey.

In 2018 and 2019, Vladimir Khintschegashvili was not quite as successful in the weight class up to 65 kg as in previous years in the lower weight classes.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Result
2007	3.	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Warsaw	up to 50 kg	behind Rasul Maschesow, Russia a . Arsen Yediharow, Ukraine
2008	2.	Intern. "Freidenfels" junior tournament in Riga	up to 50 kg	behind Anatoly Jorjiev, Ukraine
2008	1.	Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Daugavpils	up to 54 kg	in front of Hajji Aliev, Azerbaijan a . Nazari Kulchitsev, Ukraine
2008	1.	Junior eM (Juniors) in Košice	up to 50 kg	in front of Ilyas Bekbulatow , Russia, Chanlar Schiralijew, Azerbaijan a. Ahmet Peker , Turkey
2008	3.	Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Istanbul	up to 50 kg	behind Ahmet Peker u. Mikhail Ivanov, Russia
2009	7th	Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Tbilisi	Bantam	Winner: Dagschi Saipudinow, Russia ahead of Nikolai Aiwasjan , Ukraine
2009	5.	Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Ankara	Bantam	behind Hassan Rahimi, Iran , Rahul Balasaheb Aware, India , Michail Iwanow u. Yasar Aliev, Azerbaijan
2010	9.	EM in Baku	Bantam	after a victory over Krasimir Krastanow , United Kingdom a . a loss to Viktor Lebedev , Russia
2010	2.	Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Samokow / Bulgaria	Bantam	behind Toğrul Əsgərov , Azerbaijan, in front of Krum Tschuchurow, Bulgaria u. Rustam Ampar, Russia
2010	1.	Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Budapest	Bantam	after victories over Jozsef Molnar, Hungary , Behnam Ehsanpour, Iran, Igor Chavaldsi, Ukraine, Rasul Maschesow u. Toğrul Əsgərov
2011	1.	Yasar Dogu Memorial in Istanbul	Bantam	before Radoslaw Welikow , Bulgaria, Michail Osip, Russia a. Mihran Jaburjan , Armenia
2011	2.	EM in Dortmund	Bantam	after victories over Florian Rexha, Albania , Urs Wild , Switzerland a . Machmud Magomedow , Azerbaijan a. a loss to Jamal Otarsultanov , Russia
2011	1.	Junior European Championship in Zrenjanin	Bantam	before Arsen Kuramagomedow, Russia and Garib Aliyev, Azerbaijan
2011	1.	Junior World Championships in Bucharest	Bantam	in front of Rasul Kalijew, Kazakhstan and Vitali Hurskyy, Ukraine
2011	7th	World Cup in Istanbul	Bantam	after victories over Fernando Paredas Rojas, Venezuela , Qi Mude, China and Naatste Sem Shilimela, Namibia and defeats against Radoslaw Welikow and Hassan Rahimi , Iran
2011	5.	Moscow Lights	feather	behind Rasul Murtasalijew and Opan Sat , both Russia, Toğrul Əsgərov , Azerbaijan and Vladimir Dubow, Bulgaria
2012	1.	Intern. Tournament in Kiev	Bantam	in front of Arsen Kuramagomedow, Yasar Aliyev, Azerbaijan and Nikolai Aiwasjan, Ukraine
2012	1.	Olympic qualification tournament in Sofia	Bantam	before Ahmet Peker , Turkey, Andrei Dukow, Romania and Granciso Javier Sanchez Parra, Spain
2012	silver	OS in London	Bantam	after victories over Ibrahim Farag Abdelhaldin Mohamed , Egypt , Radoslaw Velikow, Amit Kumar , India and Shin'ichi Yumoto , Japan and a defeat against Jamal Otarsultanow , Russia
2013	1.	"Yasar Dogu" memorial in Ankara	feather	before Enchsaichany Njam-Otschir , Mongolia, Andrei Bekreneg, Russia and Haji Aliejew, Azerbaijan
2013	3.	EM in Tbilisi	feather	after victories over Alexei Baskalow, Estonia and Hacı Əliyev, a defeat against Opan Sat, Russia and a victory over Münir Recep Aktas, Turkey
2013	1.	Golden Grand Prix in Sassari	feather	before Franklin Gómez Matos, Puerto Rico, Giorgi Edischeraschwili , Georgia and Erkan Bakir, Turkey
2013	3.	"Stepan Sargisjan" Memorial in Vanadzor / Armenia	feather	behind Aschot Terterjan, Armenia and Bessik Kuduchow , Russia, together with Basar Basargurujew, Kyrgyzstan
2013	10.	World Cup in Budapest	feather	after victories over Abel Gerald Herrera Pastor, Peru and Lee Seung-chul, South Korea and a defeat against Enchsaichany Njam-Otschir , Mongolia
2013	7th	Intern. DA Kunayev tournament in Taras / Kazakhstan	feather	Winner: Viktor Lebedew , Russia ahead of Ruslan Seksenbajew, Kazakhstan
2013	3.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	feather	behind Achmednabi Gwarsatilow and Hacı Əliyev , both Azerbaijan, together with James Kennedy, USA
2014	14th	Takhti Cup in Tehran	up to 61 kg	Winner: Daulet Nijasbekow, Kazakhstan ahead of Wassyl Fedoryschyn , Ukraine
2014	1.	EM in Vantaa / Finland	up to 57 kg	after victories over Georgi Wangelow, Bulgaria, Zohair El Quarragqe, France, Rustam Ampar, Russia and Ghenadie Tulbea, Monaco
2014	1.	Golden Grand Prix in Baku	up to 57 kg	before Akhmednabi Gwasratilow, Yaschar Aliyev and Machmud Magomedov, all Azerbaijan
2014	2.	World Cup in Tashkent	up to 57 kg	after victories over Andres Quispe Fajardo, Chile, Achmedrabi Gwasratilow, Wladislav Andrejew, Belarusb and Bechbayar Erdenebat, Mongolia and a defeat against Yang Kyong-il, North Korea
2015	3.	"Alexander Medved" Prize in Minsk	up to 61 kg	behind Volodja Frangulijan, Armenia and Bechan Goigerejew , Russia
2015	1.	"Stepan-Sarkisjan" tournament in Yerevan	up to 57 kg	in front of Kuresh-ool Donduk-Ool, Russia
2015	1.	World Cup in Las Vegas	up to 57 kg	after victories over Salvatore Mannino, Italy, Georgi Wangelow, Bulgaria, Artas Sanaa, Kazakhstan, Bechbayar Erdenebat and Hassan Rahimi , Iran
2016	3.	"Alexander Medved" Prize in Minsk	up to 61 kg	behind Georgi Kalijew, Belarus and Bechan Goigerejew
2016	1.	EM in Riga	up to 61 kg	after victories over Jasin Redjalari, Macedonia, Volodja Frangulijan, Armenia, Haji Aliyev, Azerbaijan and Georgi Kalijew, Belarus
2016	gold	OS in Rio de Janeiro	up to 57 kg	after victories over Nurislam Sanajew, Kazakhstan, Haji Aliyev, Vladimir Dubow , Bulgaria and Rei Higuchi , Japan
2017	1.	EM in Novi Sad	up to 61 kg	after victories over Andrei Perpeliță, Moldova, Akhmednabi Gwarsatilov, Azerbaijan, Petro Bleichuk, Ukraine and Akhmed Chakiev
2017	3.	World Cup in Paris	up to 61 kg	after victories over Christian Nicolescu, Romania and Tuvshintulga Tumenbileg, Mongolia, a defeat against Gadschimurad Raschidow, Russia and victories over Logan Stieber, USA and Cengizhan Erdoğan, Turkey
2018	3.	EM in Kaspiisk	up to 65 kg	after a victory over Volodja Frangulijan, Armenia, a defeat against Ilyas Bekbulatow, Russia and victories over Andrei Perpelita, Moldova and Krzysztof Bienkowski, Poland
2018	11.	World Cup in Budapest	up to 65 kg	after victories over Amirhossein Azun Maghsoudi, Iran and Selahattin Kilicsallyan, Turkey and a defeat against Akhmed Tschakajew, Russia
2019	9.	EM in Bucharest	up to 65 kg	after a win over Daniel Chomanic, Slovakia and a loss to Nachin Kuular, Russia
2019	2.	European Games in Minsk	up to 65 kg	after victories over Andrei Perpelita and Akhmed Tschakajew and a defeat against Haji Aliyev , Azerbaijan
2019	22nd	World Cup in Nur-Sultan	up to 65 kg	after a victory over Yun Junsik, South Korea and a defeat against Ismail Muszukajew, Hungary

Explanations

• all free style competitions
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Bantam weight, weight class up to 55 kg, feather weight, up to 60 kg body weight (until December 31, 2013); Since January 1, 2014, a new weight classification has been in effect by the world wrestler association FILA

literature

• Trade journal Der Ringer

Web links

• Profile of Wladimer Chintschegashvili at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Wladimer Chintschegaschwili in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )