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Giorgi Meshvildishvili (გიორგი მეშვილდიშვილი; born 13 May 1992) is a Georgian- Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler who currently competes at 125 kilograms.


Wrestling career

George Meshvildishvili, representing Georgia, won the European Sumo Championship. In 2017, he won a silver medal at the European Under-23 Championship in Poland, losing in the final to Muradin Kushkhov of Russia. In 2021, Meshvildishvili won the Azerbaijani Open Championship. He also won international tournaments in Kiev, Vladikavkaz, Poland, Armenia and Kazakhstan. The way of the athlete to the world and European championships in freestyle wrestling was often blocked by the leader of the Georgian team, two-time Olympic medalist Geno Petriashvili. Meshvildishvili made his debut as a member of the Azerbaijani team in early February at a ranking tournament in Croatia. At this tournament in Zagreb, Meshvildishvili reached the final, where he was to fight with Amir Husein Abbas of Iran, but didn't appear on the mat because of an injury. As a result, Meshvildishvili suffered a technical defeat and settled for the silver medal. In April 2023 he took part in the
2023 European Wrestling Championships The 2023 European Wrestling Championships was held from 17 to 23 April 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia. Competition schedule All times are (UTC+2) Medal table Team ranking Medal overview Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle ...
in Zagreb. Meshvildishvili defeated Gennady Chudinovich of Germany in qualification, but lost in the quarterfinals to Taha Akgul of Turkey. In the bronze medal he defeated Abraham Conyedo of Italy.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meshvildishvili, Giorgi Living people 1992 births Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country) Azerbaijani male sport wrestlers European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century people from Georgia (country) Place of birth missing (living people)