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Aharon Jacobashvili

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Aharon Jacobashvili
Born
אהרון יעקבשווילי

(1964-09-18) September 18, 1964 (age 60)
Georgia
Nationality Israel
Statistics
Weight(s)165 lb (75 kg)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)

Aharon Jacobashvili (also Aaron and Jakobashvili; אהרון יעקבשווילי; born September 18, 1964) is an Israeli former Olympic boxer.[1][2][3]

He was born in Georgia, and is Jewish.[4]

Boxing career

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He competed for Israel at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, at the age of 23.[1][5] He boxed in the Men's Middleweight competition, losing on points to West German Sven Ottke (who later was the IBF super-middleweight world champion from 1998 to 2004, and the WBA super-middleweight world champion from 2003 to 2004), and came in tied for 32nd.[1][6] When he boxed in the Olympics he was 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) tall, and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Aharon Jacobashvili Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "Aharon JACOBASHVILI - Olympic Boxing - Israel". olympic.org. 14 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Aharon Jacobashvili". boxrec.com.
  4. ^ "Jacobashvili, Aharon"
  5. ^ Dwyre, Bill (16 September 1988). "Israeli Boxers Allowed to Compete, but South Africa Issue Flares". LA Times.
  6. ^ "Page 4". Battle Creek Enquirer.