Guivi Sissaouri

Guivi Sissaouri, known as Gia, is a Georgian-Canadian former freestyle wrestler, born on 15 April 1971 in Tbilisi, who began wrestling at age ten and later became a Canadian citizen, making his home in Montreal and competing at 57 to 60 kilograms. He won the silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and became world champion in 2001 at Sofia, adding a world silver in 1995 and bronze medals in 1997 and 1998. He also won Commonwealth Games gold in 2002 and Pan American Games gold in 1999, and finished sixth at the 2004 Olympics.