Vakhtang "Vaho" Iagorashvili (born April 5, 1964 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Soviet modern pentathlete, who has been a member of three different Olympic teams during his sporting career.
Iagorashvili emerged as the top favorite to win the men's individual and team modern pentathlon in the late 1980s. As a competitor for the Soviet Union, he had won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and gold at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, became a three-time national champion for the team, and claimed multiple titles at the world championships. He also won three European titles (two golds and one bronze for the individual and team events). After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Iagorashvili retired from his sport, and emigrated to the United States to work as a physical education instructor at the Austin Community College in Austin, Texas.[1]
Iagorashvili eventually came out of retirement in 1995, and qualify for the men's modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, representing his birth nation Georgia. Vaho gained his U.S. citizenship in 2002 making him eligible to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Between 1999 and 2004, Iagorashvili was appointed to be the coach of the U.S. Olympic Pentathlon Team.[2]
^"Five sports, three countries – pentathlete has it covered". USA Today. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
^ abc. Penn State. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
^. DC Military. 22 August 2003. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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Profile – Penn State Athletic Site
February 13, 2024
vakhtang, iagorashvili, vakhtang, vaho, iagorashvili, born, april, 1964, tbilisi, georgia, soviet, modern, pentathlete, been, member, three, different, olympic, teams, during, sporting, career, personal, informationnicknamevahonationality, soviet, union, georg. Vakhtang Vaho Iagorashvili born April 5 1964 in Tbilisi Georgia is a Soviet modern pentathlete who has been a member of three different Olympic teams during his sporting career Vakhtang IagorashviliPersonal informationNicknameVahoNationality Soviet Union Georgia United StatesBorn 1964 04 05 5 April 1964 age 59 Tbilisi Georgian SSR Soviet UnionHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Weight83 kg 183 lb SportSportModern pentathlonMedal record Men s modern pentathlonRepresenting Soviet UnionOlympic Games1988 Seoul IndividualRepresenting United StatesPan American Games2003 Santo Domingo IndividualIagorashvili emerged as the top favorite to win the men s individual and team modern pentathlon in the late 1980s As a competitor for the Soviet Union he had won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and gold at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle became a three time national champion for the team and claimed multiple titles at the world championships He also won three European titles two golds and one bronze for the individual and team events After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 Iagorashvili retired from his sport and emigrated to the United States to work as a physical education instructor at the Austin Community College in Austin Texas 1 Iagorashvili eventually came out of retirement in 1995 and qualify for the men s modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta representing his birth nation Georgia Vaho gained his U S citizenship in 2002 making him eligible to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Between 1999 and 2004 Iagorashvili was appointed to be the coach of the U S Olympic Pentathlon Team 2 Iagorashvili finally represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens after receiving an automatic qualifying place from the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo where he won the gold medal 3 At the Olympics he bettered his performance in the men s modern pentathlon event finishing only in ninth place with a score of 5 276 points 4 Iagorashvili received a master s degree in physical education from Georgia Institute of Physical Cultures and Sport in Tbilisi in 1985 2 Iagorashvili is currently coaching both men s and women s fencing teams at Penn State University in University Park Pennsylvania 2 He is married to American modern pentathlete Mary Beth Iagorashvili 4 References edit Five sports three countries pentathlete has it covered USA Today 7 May 2004 Retrieved 13 November 2012 a b c Former Olympian Vakhtang Iagorashvili Joins Nittany Lion Fencing Staff Penn State 21 September 2012 Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 13 November 2012 Fencing keeps Senior from gold DC Military 22 August 2003 Archived from the original on 20 December 2013 Retrieved 13 November 2012 a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Vakhtang Iagorashvili Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 23 September 2012 External links editProfile Penn State Athletic Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vakhtang Iagorashvili amp oldid 1194316051, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
