Arsen Mekokishvili
Olympic wrestler (1912-1972)
아르센 메코키시빌리
- Born
- 12 April 1912, Sagarejo Municipality
- Died
- 9 March 1972, Moscow
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Sport
- amateur wrestling, sambo
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, athlete
- Height
- 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
- Weight
- 120 kg (265 lb)
- Team / club
- Dynamo Sports Club
Arsen Mekokishvili (Georgian: არსენ მეკოკიშვილი; 12 April 1912 – 9 March 1972) was a Georgian heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1952 and a world title in 1954.
Mekokishvili took up wrestling following his father, a local champion in chidaoba, and in 1934 won the Georgian chidaoba championship. Later around 1939 he changed to sambo and freestyle wrestling, and won the Soviet titles in sambo in 1940 and 1947–52 and in freestyle wrestling in 1945–46, 1948–53 and 1956. Between 1945 and 1954, he lost only one bout, to Johannes Kotkas. After retiring from competition, Mekokishvili worked as a wrestling coach in Georgia. He died in Moscow as a result of a car accident.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | 1952 |
Awards and honours
- Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.