Roman Mikhaylovich Dzeneladze (, 12 April 1933 – 11 April 1966) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from

Soviet Georgia The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, also known as Soviet Georgia, the Georgian SSR, or simply Georgia, was one of the republics of the Soviet Union from its second occupation (by the Red Army) in 1921 to its independence in 1991. Cotermin ...

. In 1956 he won a Soviet title and a bronze medal at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

. He died in a car crash together with fellow Olympic wrestler

Avtandil Koridze Avtandil Georgievich Koridze ( ka, ავთანდილ ქორიძე; 15 April 1935 – 11 April 1966) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South ...

. He was married to Neli Dzneladze for nearly 9 years and they had two children together.

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1933 births 1966 deaths Olympic wrestlers for the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Soviet male sport wrestlers Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country) Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in wrestling Sport wrestlers from Tbilisi Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople Road incident deaths in the Soviet Union {{Georgia-wrestling-bio-stub