{{Short description|Georgian freestyle wrestler (born 2001)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Solomon Manashvili | image = | caption = | native_name = სოლომონ მანაშვილი | nationality = Georgian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|31}} | birth_place = Tbilisi, Georgia | height = | weight = {{convert|125|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | country = {{GEO}} | sport = Freestyle wrestling | event = Freestyle | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's freestyle wrestling}} {{Medal|Country|{{GEO}}}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Bratislava|125 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Yasar Dogu Tournament|Yasar Dogu Tournament]]}} {{MedalBronze|2024 Antalya|125 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Grand Prix}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Minsk|125 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Erevan|125 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|World U23 Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Pontevedra|125 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|European U20 Championships}} {{MedalGold|2022 Plovdiv|125 kg}} }} '''Solomon Manashvili''' ({{langx|ka|სოლომონ მანაშვილი}}; born 31 July 2001) is a Georgian freestyle wrestler competing in the 125 kg weight class. He is the 2022 European U20 champion and the 2025 European Championships silver medallist.<ref name="UWW">{{cite web |title=MANASHVILI Solomon – Athlete Profile |url=https://uww.org/athletes/manashvili-solomon-14292-profile |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Solomon Manashvili (Freestyle wrestling): Prize list and results |url=https://www.the-sports.org/solomon-manashvili-freestyle-wrestling-spf353615.html |website=The‑Sports.org}}</ref>
== Career == Manashvili debuted on the international stage in 2017 in cadet and junior competitions, steadily progressing through age groups.<ref>{{cite web |title=Solomon MANASHVILI – Cadet and Youth Results |url=https://uww.org/athletes/manashvili-solomon-14292-profile |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
In 2022, he clinched the European U20 title in the 125 kg category at Plovdiv, Bulgaria.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 European U20 Championship – Final book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2022-04/final-book-u20-european-championships.pdf |publisher=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
At the 2025 European Championships in Bratislava, he reached the final after dominating Gheorghe Erhan (MDA), Azamat Khosonov (Greece), and Kamil Kościołek (Poland). He took silver, losing 7–7 on criteria to Giorgi Meshvildishvili of Azerbaijan.<ref name="UWW" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Azerbaijani wrestler wins gold in 125 kg |url=https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/4028353.html |website=Trend.az |date=9 April 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Чемпионат Европы: россияне побеждают в четырех финалах из пяти |url=https://wrestdag.ru/news/2025/04/9/europe-champs-georgia-silver |website=WrestDag.ru}}</ref>
Earlier in 2025, he finished 7th at the Tirana Ranking Series II (beat Omar Sarem, lost to Hakan Büyükçıngıl) and 15th at the Zagreb Open (lost to Kamil Kościołek).<ref name="UWW" />
He earned silver at the 2022 U23 World Championships in Pontevedra, narrowly beaten by Amir Reza Masoumi of Iran.<ref>{{cite web |title=U23 World silver for Manashvili |url=https://uww.org/article/world-u23-2022-125kg |publisher=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://uww.org/athletes/manashvili-solomon-14292-profile Solomon Manashvili – United World Wrestling profile]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Manashvili, Solomon}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Male sport wrestlers from Georgia (country) Category:European Wrestling Championships medalists