Georgy Ketoyev
Olympic wrestler
グレゴリー・ケトエフ · 게오르기 케토예프
- Born
- 19 November 1985, Tbilisi
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Georgy Vazhayevich Ketoyev (Russian: Георгий Важаевич Кетоев; Iron Ossetic: Четиты Важайы фырт Геуæрги, romanized: Četity Važajy fyrt Gewærgi; born 19 November 1985) is a Russian-born Armenian freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, beaten by Revaz Mindorashvili of Georgia whom Ketoev had previously beaten.
The Russian took the gold medal at the World Championship in Baku (2007) in the 84 kg category, by defeating Jousop Abdusalomov of Tajikistan. It was Ketoev's first time as a world teamer. He won the spot on the Russian team over past World Champions Sazhid Sazhidov and Adam Saitiev. Ketoev won the Junior World Championship in 2005 and had only one finish below first in world-level competition, which was a second-place finish in 2005 at the World Cup.
Ketoev took the silver medal at the European Championship in Vilnius (2009) in the 96 kg weight class, losing to Khetag Gazyumov from Azerbaijan in the finals.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 84 kg | 2008 |
Awards and honours
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q719137 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.