Guivi Sissaouri
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Guivi "Gia" Sissaouri (Georgian: Script error: No such module "Lang"., romanized: Template:Ka-translit, born April 15, 1971) is a Georgian-Canadian former freestyle wrestler.
Biography
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sissaouri began wrestling at age ten.[1] He would later become a citizen of Canada.
Sissaouri won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics[2] in the 57 kg class. He also won the gold at the 2001 World Championships at Sofia, Bulgaria in the 58 kg class, a silver at the 1995 World Championships in Atlanta, Georgia in the 57 kg class, a bronze at the 1998 World Championships at Tehran, Iran in the 58 kg class, and another bronze at the 1997 World Championships at Krasnoyarsk, Russia also in the 58 kg class. In the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Sissaouri would win the gold medal in his division.[3]
Sissaouri also appeared on season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter as Georges St-Pierre's wrestling coach.[4] He trains at the Montreal Wrestling Club.
References
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External links
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Canadian male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Canada
- Olympic silver medalists for Canada
- Wrestlers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in wrestling
- Emigrants from Georgia (country) to Canada
- Sport wrestlers from Tbilisi
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in wrestling
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- World Wrestling Champions
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 1999 Pan American Games