Davit Modzmanashvili

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Davit Modzmanashvili
Davit Modzmanashvili 2018.jpg
Modzmanashvili at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameDavit Modzmanashvili
NationalityGeorgian
Uzbekistani
Born (1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 37)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Coached byAlim Khikmatov[2]

Davit Modzmanashvili (Georgian: დავით მოძმანაშვილი) (born 13 July 1986) is a heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Georgia who since 2017 competes for Uzbekistan. He won a silver medal for Georgia at the 2012 Olympics and placed third at the 2011 World Championships.[3][4][5]

After winning a European title in 2008, Modzmanashvili tested positive for a banned substance. He was stripped of his gold medal and received a two-year suspension.[2]

In January 2019, Modzmanashvili tested positive for a prohibited substance of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone after stored samples from the 2012 Olympics were re-analysed. He was subsequently stripped of his Olympic silver medal and banned for 6 years.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Davit Modzmanashvili. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b c Davit Modzmanashvili Archived 21 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
  3. ^ "Davit Modzmanashvili Profile London Olympics 2012". www.london2012.com. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Azerbaijan takes 2 wrestling wins; Taymazov golden again". Fox News. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  5. ^ "London Olympics: Treble for Artur Taymazov as Azerbaijan double up". Times of India. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  6. ^ IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012
  7. ^ "Iran's Ghasemi new gold medalist of 2012 Olympics". Tehran Times. 11 November 2020.

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