Davit Modzmanashvili

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| sport = Freestyle wrestling

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Davit Modzmanashvili ({{lang-ka|დავით მოძმანაშვილი}}) (born 13 July 1986) is a heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Georgia who since 2017 competes for Uzbekistan.

Career

He placed third at the 2011 World Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/modzmanashvili-davit-1072395/|publisher=www.london2012.com|title=Davit Modzmanashvili Profile London Olympics 2012|date=7 September 2012|access-date=11 August 2012|archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127225308/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/modzmanashvili-davit-1072395/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/azerbaijan-takes-2-wrestling-wins-taymazov-golden-again/

|title= Azerbaijan takes 2 wrestling wins; Taymazov golden again |publisher=Fox News|date= 11 August 2012 |access-date=7 September 2012}}{{cite web|url=

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Lonon-Olympics-Varner-wins-96kg-freestyle-gold-for-US/articleshow/15461790.cms?prtpage=1|title=London Olympics: Treble for Artur Taymazov as Azerbaijan double up|publisher=Times of India|date= 12 August 2012 |accessdate=7 September 2012}}

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.

Doping violation

Modzmanashvili initially won on a silver medal for Georgia at the 2012 Olympics. However, in January 2019, he 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.[https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-one-athlete-for-failing-anti-doping-tests-at-london-2012 IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012]{{cite news |title=Iran's Ghasemi new gold medalist of 2012 Olympics |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/454534/Iran-s-Ghasemi-new-gold-medalist-of-2012-Olympics |work=Tehran Times |date=11 November 2020}}

Professional Wrestling

On 24 November, 2024, Modzmanashvili made his professional wrestling debut at Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)’s Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII.{{Cite web |title=Olympian David Modzmanashvili To Debut At Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XII {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/olympian-david-modzmanashvili-debut-josh-barnett-s-bloodsport-xii?amp |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=www.fightful.com}}