Mirian Tsalkalamanidze (Georgian: მირიან ცალქალამანიძე, 20 April 1927 – 3 August 2000) was a Georgian flyweight freestyle wrestler. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1956 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 52 kg division. At the world championships he placed third in 1954 and second in 1957.

Mirian Tsalkalamanidze

Tsalkalamanidze (center) at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born	20 April 1927 Kondoli, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 August 2000 (aged 73) Telavi, Georgia
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	Spartak Tbilisi
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne -52 kg World Championships 1954 Tokyo -52 kg 1957 Istanbul -52 kg

Tsalkalamanidze initially trained in chidaoba, the Georgian traditional wrestling, and changed to freestyle wrestling only in 1951, aged 24. He won the Soviet freestyle championships in 1954 in 1956, placing third in 1955.[1]

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