Aharon Jacobashvili Explained

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

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 5inchesft11inchesin (ftin) tall, and weighed 165lb.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aharon Jacobashvili Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418084216/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/aharon-jacobashvili-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. sports-reference.com.
2. Web site: Aharon JACOBASHVILI - Olympic Boxing - Israel. 14 June 2016. olympic.org.
3. Web site: Aharon Jacobashvili. boxrec.com.
4. http://jewsinsports.org/olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=639 "Jacobashvili, Aharon"
5. Web site: Israeli Boxers Allowed to Compete, but South Africa Issue Flares. Bill. Dwyre. 16 September 1988. LA Times.
6. Web site: Page 4. Battle Creek Enquirer.