Givi Matcharashvili (born 17 May 1997) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the men's 97kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He won one of the bronze medals at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade. Matcharashvili represented Georgia at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus and he won the silver medal in the 125kg event.
In 2022, Matcharashvili won the silver medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series held in Rome, Italy.
Matcharashvili debuted for Real American Freestyle at RAF 06 on February 28, 2026, where he defeated Stephen Buchanan by criteria. This fight earned him a Match of the Night award. He lost to Kyle Snyder in a RAF Light Heavyweight Championship bout at RAF 09 on May 30, 2026. Matcharashvili faced Zachery Elam at RAF Georgia on July 11, 2026 and won by decision.
Achievements
YearTournamentLocationResultEvent2019European GamesMinsk, Belarus 2ndFreestyle 125kg2022World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia 3rdFreestyle 97kg 2023European ChampionshipsZagreb, Croatia 1stFreestyle 97kgWorld ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia 3rdFreestyle 97kg 2024European ChampionshipsBucharest, Romania 1stFreestyle 97kgSummer OlympicsParis, France 2ndFreestyle 97kg2025European ChampionshipsBratislava, Slovakia 1stFreestyle 97kg
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