Ambako Vachadze

Ambako Watschadse (Russian Амбако Вачадзе, georgian ვაჩაძე ამბაკო; born March 17, 1983 in Kutaisi ) is a Russian wrestler Georgian origin. It was 2009 European Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling in lightweight.

Career

Although Ambako Watschadse is of Georgian origin, but struggled so far only for Russia. He is only 1.64 meters tall, about 70kg athlete who abtrainiert always in the lightweight (up to 66 kg body weight). Due to its physical constitution he wrestles very powerful, but is mature and tactically and technically. He wrestles only in the Greco-Roman style, is a member of the sports club MGFSO Moscow and is coached by Erik Sadechanow.

In the junior level he was on the international wrestling mat still not achieve any success. Outside Russia, he started for the first time in 2003 at the tournament of the Finnish Sports Federation TUL workers in Vantaa and arrived there at lightweight on the 6th place. Better he cut in 2005 from the " Henri- Deglane " Memorial in Nice, where he finished in second place behind his fellow countryman Alexander Tschetschiskin, but before the later Olympic champion Steeve Guénot from France and Marcus Thaetner from Germany. In the same year he also started the Grand Prix of Germany in Dortmund and arrived there after a defeat against Alain Milián from Cuba to 3rd place.

2007 occupied Ambako Watschadse the " Ivan Petrov " tournament in Sofia in lightweight behind the 2005 World Champion Nikolai Gergow from Bulgaria and Refik Ayvazoglu from Turkey to 3rd place. This year there followed the first use in an international championship. He went to the World Championships in Baku for Russia. In his first fight he met Nikolai Gergow and gave this a balanced fight he. Rounds with 1:2, 3:3 in techn Points subject. Since Gergow but did not reach the final, he did not come in the consolation round, but dropped out and only came in 23rd place, which did not correspond to his skill with certainty.

2008 Ambako Watschadse won the " Ivan Poddubny " tournament in Moscow 3rd place behind Edward Simonyan from and against Sergei Kovalenko, both from Russia. He occupied the same space at the World Cup in Szombathely, where he placed himself behind Ali Mohammadi from Iran and Tamás Lőrincz from Hungary, but prior to Jung Ji -Hyun of South Korea and Sergei Kovalenko. At the World Championships in Herning, Denmark, he won among other things, about Marcus Thaetner from Germany, but was defeated in the semifinals against Manuchar Tschadaia from Georgia. In the battle for the bronze medal he could defeat Tamás Lőrincz.

For the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the Russian Wrestling Federation between Ambako Watschadse and Sergei Kovalenko had to decide. While it initially looked out so that Watschadse could go there at the start, the Association decided at the last minute but for Kovalenko, while Ambako Watschadse had to watch. Sergei Kovalenko could not justify this confidence in the rest of Beijing.

Although Ambako Watschadse 2009 in the important " Ivan Poddubny " came tournament in Moscow in lightweight behind his compatriots Seiran Simonyan and Mihran Harutyunyan only on the 3rd place, he was employed at the European Championships this year in Vilnius. There he knew to persuade and was with wins over Pascal Strebel from Switzerland, Christian Fetzer from Germany he. 2-0 rounds and 3-0 techn Points suggested Fərid Mansurov from Azerbaijan, Manuchar Tschadaia from Georgia and Mikhail Sjamjonau from Belarus European champions.

In 2010, again with five wins Ambako Watschadse in Baku European champion and defeated it in the final Panait Ionut from Romania. He was also successful in the World Cup this year in Moscow. He defeated among others in the semifinals Lörincz Tamas from Hungary and in the final arms Vardanyan of Ukraine. In April 2011, he continued this winning streak, because he was once again in Dortmund European champion at lightweight. He won the final over Tamas Lörincz. A black day he caught but just with the 2011 World Championships in Istanbul, in the already qualified for the 2012 Olympics would have been possible in London. He lost his first fight against the same Croats Daniel Janecic and landed, as it did not reach the final, on the 37th place.

In April 2012, he then tried to qualify in the tournament in Sofia for the Olympic Games in London. He came there, but only on the 7th place, which of course was not sufficient for the Qlympia qualification. As in the other two qualifiers also Yuri Denisov and Islambek Albijew failed at lightweight in London no Russian wrestler will be on the grid.

International success

Notes

• All competitions in Greco-Roman wrestling
• WM = World Championship, European Championship EM =
• Light weight, weight category up to 66 kg, welterweight, and 74 kg body weight

Swell

• Database of the Institute for Applied Training Science at the University of Leipzig,
• Journal The Ringer,
• Website of the Russian Federation and the Finnish Ringer Ringer Association TUL