Background
Tediashvili, Levan was born on March 15, 1948 in Georgia, United States.
Tediashvili, Levan was born on March 15, 1948 in Georgia, United States.
Graduated from the Georgian Institute of Physical Culture, 1971.
He remained undefeated between 1971 and 1976. While winning these titles, he defeated two brothers, John Peterson in 1972 and Ben Peterson in 1976. Herman also became wrestler and then worked as wrestling coach in Kishinau.
Tediashvili was selected among the Soviet Union top ten athletes of the year in 1973 by the Federation of Sports Journalists of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. In 1976, he was awarded the Order of Lenin.
In 1987, he and Georgian Olympic cyclist Omar Pkhakadze played two heroes in the historical Georgian film Khareba da Gogia. The film director Georgiy Shengelaya chose them instead of professional actors for their athletism, charisma and energy required for these roles.
Their assistants in the film were also played by sportsmen, world champions in wrestling.