Shota Chochishvili
{{Short description|Georgian judoka and professional wrestler (1950 – 2009)}}
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| caption = Chochishvili (left) at the 1972 Olympics
| full_name = Shota Samsonovich Chochishvili
| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|7|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ghvlevi, Kareli, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|8|27|1950|7|10|df=y}}
| height = 190 cm
| weight = 110 kg
| module = {{Infobox professional wrestler
| names = Shota Chochishvili
| billed = Ghvlevi, Georgia
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| debut = 24 April 1989
| retired = 31 December 1989
| child = yes
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| country = Soviet Union
| weight_class = {{nbnd}}93 kg, Open
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| club = Burevestnik Gori
| worlds_rank = 3
| worlds_year = 1975
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| regionals_type = EU
| regionals_rank = 2
| regionals_year = 1973
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| regionals_year2 = 1974
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| regionals_year3 = 1975
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| olympics_rank = 1
| olympics_year = 1972
| olympics_weight = Men's 93 kg
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| {{URS}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}
{{Medal|G| 1972 Munich | {{nbnd}}93 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 1976 Montreal | Open }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}
{{Medal|B| 1975 Vienna | Open }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}
{{Medal|S| 1973 Madrid | Open }}
{{Medal|S| 1974 London | Open }}
{{Medal|S| 1975 Lyon | Open }}
{{Medal|S| 1976 Kiev | Men's team }}
{{Medal|B| 1977 Ludwigshafen | Open }}
| updated = 21 June 2023
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Shota Samsonovich Chochishvili ({{lang-ka|შოთა ჩოჩიშვილი}}, {{langx|ru|Шота Самсонович Чочишвили}}; 10 July 1950 – 27 August 2009) was a Georgian professional wrestler and judoka.
Judo career
Between 1972 and 1977, Chochishvili won one gold, four silver and three bronze medals at the Olympics and world and European championships, including an Olympic gold medal in 1972.
Professional wrestling career
=New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1989)=
In 1989, Chochishvili briefly competed in the Japanese New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. On 24 April at NJPW's inaugural Tokyo Dome event called Battle Satellite in Tokyo Dome, Chochishvili competed in a match against NJPW founder Antonio Inoki, defeating him by knockout to win the WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship. On 25 May, Chochishvili defended the title against Inoki, but was unsuccessful with Inoki winning the match and championship by submission. On New Year's Eve 1989, he was involved in the first wrestling event held in the USSR hosted by NJPW in Moscow. In the tag team match main event, Chochishvili teamed with Inoki to defeat former Olympic wrestlers Masa Saito and Brad Rheingans.
Personal life
In retirement Chochishvili worked as a judo coach; he also served as vice-president of the Georgian Olympic Committee and of the Georgian Judo Federation. His son Ramaz became an international judoka and competed for Ukraine. In 2003, Chochishvili had a heart surgery and was diagnosed with cancer. From 2004–2008, he underwent chemotherapy, but died from leukemia in 2009, aged 59.
Championships and accomplishments
References
External links
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Category:Male judoka from Georgia (country)
Category:Heavyweight mixed martial artists
Category:Mixed martial artists utilizing judo
Category:Judoka at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Judoka at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic judoka for the Soviet Union
Category:Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in judo
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Professional wrestlers from Georgia (country)
Category:Deaths from cancer in Georgia (country)