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Guivi "Gia" Sissaouri (Georgian: გივი სისაური, romanized: givi sisauri, born April 15, 1971) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler who lives and works in Canada.
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| Native name | გივი სისაური | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Guivi Sissaouri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Georgia  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 15, 1971 (age 51) Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 57–58 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sissaouri began wrestling at age ten.[1]
Sissaouri won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics[2] in the 57 kg class. He also won the gold at the 2001 world championships at Sofia, Bulgaria in the 58 kg class, a silver at the 1995 world championships in Atlanta, Georgia in the 57 kg class, a bronze at the 1998 world championships at Tehran, Iran in the 58 kg class, and another bronze at the 1997 world championships at Krasnoyarsk, Russia also in the 58 kg class. In the 2002 Commonwealth Games he won a gold medal.[3]
Sissaouri also appeared on season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter as Georges St-Pierre's wrestling coach.[4] He trains at the Montreal Wrestling Club.
References
- "Team Canada profile". CANOE. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- "Igali prepared to defend wrestling world title". CBC.ca. November 20, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- "Igali completes Canadian sweep". BBC News. August 4, 2002. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- "Episode No. 3 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gia Sissaouri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
External links
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На других языках
- [en] Guivi Sissaouri
[es] Guivi Sissaouri
Guivi Sissaouri –en georgiano, გივი სისაური– (Tiflis, 15 de abril de 1971) es un deportista canadiense de origen georgiano que compitió en lucha libre.[fr] Guivi Sissaouri
Guivi Sissaouri (né le 15 avril 1971 à Tbilissi, en Géorgie) est un lutteur canadien vivant à Montréal[1]. Il commence à lutter à l'âge de 10 ans[1]. Il mesure 160 cm (5'3") et pèse 60 kg (132 livres)[1].[it] Guivi Sissaouri
Guivi Sissaouri (in georgiano: გივი სისაური?; Tbilisi, 15 aprile 1971) è un ex lottatore georgiano naturalizzato canadese, specializzato nella lotta libera.[ru] Сисаури, Гиви
Гиви Сисаури (фр. Guivi Sissaouri, груз. გივი სისაური; род. 15 апреля 1971 (1971-04-15), Тбилиси, Грузия) — канадский борец вольного стиля, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1996 года в Атланте, чемпион мира (2001) и панамериканский чемпион (2008).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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