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Born | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia | 25 February 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 July 2024 Khobi, Georgia | (aged 27)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Bukia Bakuri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Tsurtsumia died by suicide in July 2024. [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]
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Born | Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia | 25 February 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 July 2024 Khobi, Georgia | (aged 27)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Bukia Bakuri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Tsurtsumia died by suicide in July 2024. [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]