Avtandil Koridze (1935-1966)
Greco-roman wrestler world champion, 1961
Avtandil Koridze (1935 – 1966) was a lightweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia who won an Olympic gold medal in 1960 and a world title in 1961 He never won a Soviet title, placing second in 1957 and 1960 and third in 1958.
Koridze took up wrestling in 1949 and in 1957 was included to the Soviet national team. He retired in 1961 and died five years later in a car crash, together with a fellow Olympic wrestler Roman Dzeneladze.
