Vladimer Rubashvili

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameVladimer•Rubashvili
Used nameVladimer•Rubashvili
Original nameვლადიმერ•რუბაშვილი
Other namesVladimir Georgiyevich Rubashvili, Владимир Георгиевич Рубашвили
Born26 December 1940 in Naoza, Mtskheta-Mtianeti (GEO)
Died1 February 1964 in Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO)
Measurements168 cm / 62 kg
AffiliationsBurevestnik Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO)
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Georgia
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Georgian Vladimer Rubashvili took up wrestling in 1955 and made the Soviet national team in 1960, just before the 1960 Olympics. Although Rubashvili’s life and career was cut short by a car accident, he is still considered one of the Soviet’s most technically advanced freestyle wrestlers. During his career, Rubashvili competed at two major international tournaments, winning the World freestyle featherweight title in 1961 and Olympic bronze in 1960. He also won three freestyle featherweight Soviet titles (1961-63), while taking bronze in 1960 and was considered as the favorite for the 1964 freestyle featherweight Olympic gold, but died in a car accident in his hometown of Tbilisi a few months before the Tokyo Olympics.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1960 Summer Olympics Wrestling URS GEO Vladimer Rubashvili
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze

Special Notes