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David Gobedjishvili
Soviet athlete
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competition with Baumgartner
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…defeated the top Soviet wrestler, David Gobedjishvili, becoming the first American to win the world amateur heavyweight title. In 1988 he lost to Gobedjishvili in the gold medal match at the Olympics in Seoul, settling for the silver. This defeat was followed by a series of disappointments in international competition.…
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