Iakobi Kajaia

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).

Iakob Kajaia

Personal information
Nationality	Georgian
Born	(1993-09-28) 28 September 1993 (age 31) Tsqaltubo, Georgia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	127 kg (280 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Georgia Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 130 kg World Championships 2019 Nur-Sultan 130 kg 2021 Oslo 130 kg European Championships 2021 Warsaw 130 kg 2019 Bucharest 130 kg 2018 Kaspiysk 130 kg 2023 Zagreb 130 kg European Games 2019 Minsk 130 kg Golden Grand Prix 2014 Baku 120 kg 2014 Paris 120 kg 2013 Baku 120 kg Grand Prix 2017 Tbilisi 130 kg 2018 Dortmund 130 kg 2021 Kyiv 130 kg 2024 Budapest 130 kg 2018 Kyiv 130 kg European U23 Championship 2016 Russe 130 kg World Juniors Championships 2012 Pattaya 96 kg European Juniors Championships 2013 Skopje 120 kg 2012 Zagreb 96 kg European Cadets Championships 2010 Sarajevo 110 kg

He lost his bronze medal match in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[4][5] He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.

Major results

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
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
2023	European Championships	Zagreb, Croatia	3rd	Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

1. "International Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
2. "Iakobi Kajaia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
3. "Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
4. Brennan, Eliott (13 September 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
5. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
6. "ATHLETES SANCTIONED FOR DOPING VIOLATIONS AT 2019 EUROPEAN GAMES, EYOF – The European Olympic Committees". Retrieved 2021-10-28.

External links

• Iakobi Kajaia at United World Wrestling
• Iakobi Kajaia at the International Wrestling Database
• Iakobi Kajaia at Olympics.com
• Iakobi Kajaia at Olympedia