Nugzari Tsurtsumia
Georgian sport wrestler (1997–2024)
Tsurtsumia in 2021 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia |
Died | 3 July 2024(2024-07-03) (aged 27) Khobi, Georgia |
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Wrestling |
Event | Greco Roman |
Coached by | Bukia Bakuri |
Medal record |
Nugzari Tsurtsumia (Georgian: ნუგზარი წურწუმია; 25 February 1997 – 3 July 2024) was a Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the 55 kg category.[1] After winning numerous medals at various international tournaments, Tsurtsumia became a world champion at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nursultan, Kazakhstan.[2]
Death
Tsurtsumia died by suicide in July 2024, at the age of 27.[3][4] His body was found on 3 July 2024 in his home in Khobi. His death came after he had lost his father, brother, and mother during the past six months.[5]
References
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Грузинский борец не позволил казахстанцу выиграть чемпионат мира в Нур-Султане". informburo.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Чемпион мира по греко-римской борьбе Цурцумия умер в возрасте 27 лет". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Чемпион мира по греко-римской борьбе Цурцумия умер на 28-м году жизни". AiF (in Russian). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "За полгода потерял всю семью, нервы не выдержали: чемпион мира по греко-римской борьбе Цурцумия покончил с собой в возрасте 27 лет". hibiny.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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World Champions in Greco-Roman flyweight (55 kg)
- 1950: Bengt Johansson (SWE)
- 1953: Boris Gurevich (URS)
- 1955: Ignazio Fabra (ITA)
- 1958: Boris Gurevich (URS)
- 1961: Armais Sayadov (URS)
- 1962: Sergey Rybalko (URS)
- 1963: Borivoj Vukov (YUG)
- 1965: Sergey Rybalko (URS)
- 1966: Angel Kerezov (BUL)
- 1967: Vladimir Bakulin (URS)
- 1969: Firouz Alizadeh (IRI)
- 1970: Petar Kirov (BUL)
- 1971: Petar Kirov (BUL)
- 1973: Nicu Gingă (ROU)
- 1974: Petar Kirov (BUL)
- 1975: Vitaly Konstantinov (URS)
- 1977: Nicu Gingă (ROU)
- 1978: Vakhtang Blagidze (URS)
- 1979: Lajos Rácz (HUN)
- 1981: Vakhtang Blagidze (URS)
- 1982: Benur Pashayan (URS)
- 1983: Benur Pashayan (URS)
- 1985: Jon Rønningen (NOR)
- 1986: Sergey Djudjayev (URS)
- 1987: Pedro Roque (CUB)
- 1989: Aleksandr Ignatenko (URS)
- 1990: Aleksandr Ignatenko (URS)
- 1991: Raúl Martínez (CUB)
- 1993: Raúl Martínez (CUB)
- 1994: Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (GER)
- 1995: Samvel Danielyan (RUS)
- 1997: Ercan Yıldız (TUR)
- 1998: Sim Kwon-ho (KOR)
- 1999: Lázaro Rivas (CUB)
- 2001: Hassan Rangraz (IRI)
- 2018: Eldaniz Azizli (AZE)
- 2019: Nugzari Tsurtsumia (GEO)
- 2021: Ken Matsui (JPN)
- 2022: Eldaniz Azizli (AZE)
- 2023: Eldaniz Azizli (AZE)
- 1950–1995: 52 kg
- 1997–2001: 54 kg
- 2018–present: 55 kg