Avtandil Koridze
Awtandil Koridse (Georgian ავთანდილ ქორიძე; born April 15, 1935 in Tbilisi, † April 11, 1966 in Terdschola, Imereti ) was a Soviet wrestler Georgian origin. He was Olympic champion in 1960 in the lightweight, Greco-Roman style.
Life
He started as a teenager in Tbilisi with the rings grew to become quickly at an excellent wrestler in Greco -Roman. Style. In 1957, he finished at the Soviet Championship 2nd place in the lightweight behind N. Rosin and above F. Jowitsch and won in the same year the lightweight tournament at the III. International Sports Games in Moscow. In 1959, he finished at the Soviet Championship behind Viktor wasin and P. Korshunov the 3rd place. When major international tournament, 1959 in Split, where the world's elite at the start was Awtandil won at lightweight against Riza Dogan from Turkey and Imre Polyák from Hungary.
In 1960, he finished at the Soviet Championship lightweight behind Ivan Korshunov the second place, but was nominated for the Olympic Games in Rome anyway. Awtandil justified this confidence, for he was with five wins and a draw against the Olympic champion from 1956 Kyosti Lehtonen from Finland, Olympic champion at lightweight.
On November 1, 1960, he won in Kiev in an international match against the Federal Republic of Germany Gottlieb Neumair from Munich Neuaubing on points.
In 1961 he added the Olympic title in Yokohama also added the world title. It sufficed him to four wins.
In other international championships Awtandil Koridse was no longer at the start. He devoted himself to his studies and physical education teacher was then coach in Tbilisi. In 1966, he came together with his comrades Roman wrestler Dsneladse, on the way to training in a traffic accident in your own car died.
International success
(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, GR = Greek and Roman. Style, Le = Lightweight, then to 68 kg body weight)