Beka Kandelaki

Beka Kandelaki
ბექა კანდელაკი
Personal information
National team Azerbaijan
Born (1995-05-17) 17 May 1995 (age 29)
Georgia
Height195 cm (6.40 ft; 77 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
Country
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Coached byTinikashvili Vaja
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Azerbaijan
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bucharest 130 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baku Team
Individual World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Belgrade 130 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 130 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan
Silver medal – second place 2022 Istanbul 130 kg
Representing  Georgia
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan
Silver medal – second place 2016 Istanbul 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Istanbul 130 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Katowice 120 kg
European Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Baku 100 kg

Beka Kandelaki (ბექა კანდელაკი; born 17 May 1995) is a Georgian-Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestler who currently competes at 130 kilograms.[1]

Wrestling career

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He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[2][3] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4] He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Beka Kandelaki profile page". uww.org.
  2. ^ "European Senior Championships". United World Wrestling.
  3. ^ "Beka Kandelaki (Greco-roman wrestling) : Prize list and results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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