Levan Gureshidze ( ka, ლევან გურეშიძე; born September 21, 1988) is a
Georgian luge
A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...
r who has competed since 2008. He finished 55th in the
2008-09 Luge World Cup.
Gureshidze qualified for the
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...
but withdrew from the competition after teammate
Nodar Kumaritashvili
, nationality = Georgian
, hometown = Bakuriani, Georgia
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Borjomi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
, death_date =
, death_place = Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
, he ...
died during a training run accident at the Olympics. He instead flew back to Georgia to mourn the loss of his teammate at Kumaritashvili's funeral.
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1988 births
Living people
Male lugers from Georgia (country)
Olympic lugers for Georgia (country)
Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
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