Iakob Kajaia (Georgian: იაკობ ქაჯაია; born September 28, 1993) is a Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Sergey Semenov.[2][3] He is a European bronze medallist (2018).
He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5]
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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2014 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 10th | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2015 | European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 5th | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
World Championships | Las Vegas, United States | 24th | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
2016 | European Championships | Riga, Latvia | 9th | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
2018 | European Championships | Kaspiysk, Russia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
2019 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 1st[6] | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
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