Geno Petriashvili
Bronze in Rio, silver in Tokyo, gold in Paris
- Born
- April 1, 1994, Gori, Georgia
- Nationality
Georgia- Height
- 198 cm (6′6″)
- Style
- High-scoring heavyweight
- Weight
- 120 kg, 125 kg
- Active
- 2013–2024
The medals
Olympic gold, 3 world titles
The story
eno Petriashvili won an Olympic medal of every color before finally taking the one he wanted. The 198 cm heavyweight from Gori took bronze in Rio in 2016, then lost the Tokyo final 10-8 to Gable Steveson in the last seconds. In between he won three straight world titles from 2017 to 2019, the last after trailing Taha Akgül 0-4 at the break and scoring a takedown with under 20 seconds left to win on criteria. In the Paris 2024 final he built a 10-1 lead over Iran's Amir Hossein Zare with a four-point takedown, a single leg and gut wrenches, then held on to win 10-9. He was named Europe's best wrestler of 2024 and was elected to Georgia's parliament that year.
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- Olympic champion (Paris 2024)
- Olympic silver (Tokyo 2020) and bronze (Rio 2016) medalist
- World champion ×3 (2017, 2018, 2019)
- European champion (2016, 2020)
- U23 world champion (2017)
- Europe's best wrestler of 2024
- Georgia's flag bearer, Paris 2024 closing ceremony
Defining matches
- 2017WINvs Taha Akgül (World final, 10-8)
- 2019WINvs Taha Akgül (World final, 6-6 on criteria after trailing 0-4)
- 2021LOSSvs Gable Steveson (Tokyo 2020 Olympic final, 8-10)
- 2024WINvs Amir Hossein Zare (Paris Olympic final, 10-9)
Don't wrestle the scoreboard: down 0-4 at the break in the 2019 world final, Petriashvili kept attacking and scored the deciding takedown with under 20 seconds left. End every live round with a 30-second must-score go so your best attack works when you're tired.
1992–2004
