Dato Marsagishvili ( ka, დათო მარსაგიშვილი; born March 30, 1991) is a male wrestler from
Georgia
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, born in
Stepantsminda
Stepantsminda ( ka, სტეფანწმინდა; formerly Kazbegi, ) is a townlet in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia. Historically and ethnographically, the town is part of the Khevi province. It is the center of t ...
.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, despite losing the quarterfinals against
Jaime Espinal
Jaime Yusept Espinal Fajardo (born October 14, 1984) is a Dominican-born Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler. In 2012 he became the first Olympic medalist in wrestling for Puerto Rico by winning a silver medal in the 84 kg division. He also b ...
of
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
, he was offered another shot in the repechage rounds, winning against
Nigeria's Andrew Dick via walkout and defeating
Soslan Gattsiev of
Belarus
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, thus winning the bronze medal at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in the
men's 84 kg category.
Dato Marsagishvili retired from Olympic wrestling in 2021 and stopped competing for a spot in the Tokyo Olympics.
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1991 births
Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country)
Olympic wrestlers for Georgia (country)
Olympic bronze medalists for Georgia (country)
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Wrestling Championships medalists
European Wrestling Championships medalists
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Sportspeople from Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Beach wrestlers