Guivi Sissaouri
Personal information
Native nameგივი სისაური
Birth nameGuivi Sissaouri
Nationality Georgia
 Canada
BornApril 15, 1971 (1971-04-15) (age 52)
Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
Home townMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Canada
SportWrestling
Weight class57–58 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 57 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 Sofia 58 kg
Silver medal – second place1995 Atlanta 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place1997 Krasnoyarsk 58 kg
Bronze medal – third place1998 Tehran 58 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 60 kg
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo 60 kg

Guivi "Gia" Sissaouri (Georgian: გივი სისაური, romanized: givi sisauri, 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

  1. ↑ "Team Canada profile". CANOE. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Igali prepared to defend wrestling world title". CBC.ca. November 20, 2001. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Igali completes Canadian sweep". BBC News. August 4, 2002. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Episode No. 3 recap: "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck"". mmajunkie.com. September 29, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010.


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