Aharon Jacobashvili
Israeli boxer
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Aharon Jacobashvili (also Aaron and Jakobashvili; Hebrew: אהרון יעקבשווילי; born September 18, 1964) is an Israeli former Olympic boxer.[1][2][3]
Nationality
Israel
IsraelBornאהרון יעקבשווילי
September 18, 1964
September 18, 1964
Georgia
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Israel |
| Born | אהרון יעקבשווילי September 18, 1964 Georgia |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Boxing career | |
He was born in Georgia, and is Jewish.[4]
Boxing career
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]
