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Irakli Turmanidze

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Irakli Turmanidze
Turmanidze at Rio 2016
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1984-12-13) December 13, 1984 (age 39)
Kobuleti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight139.15 kg (306.8 lb)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWeightlifting
Event+109 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro +105 kg
European Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Antalya +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tbilisi +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Batumi +109 kg

Irakli Turmanidze (born 13 December 1984 in Kobuleti) is a Georgian weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event. In March 2024, Ruslan Albegov and Turmanidze were disqualified from the 2012 competition.[2] Turmanidze later won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the +105kg weight division.[3][4]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom +105 kg 192 198 201 4 225 232 232 7 433 DSQ
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +105 kg 197 203 207 4 228 235 241 4 448 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2009 South Korea Goyang, South Korea 105 kg 165 170 175 9 200 200 205 15 380 13
2010 Turkey Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 175 180 185 11 205 210 215 14 400 12
2011 France Paris, France +105 kg 180 185 188 13 210 215 218 14 398 12
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan +105 kg 185 190 195 4 220 227 227 10 422 6
2015 United States Houston, United States +105 kg 190 197 202 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 220 228 228 16 422 11
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +109 kg 195 200 203 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Irakli Turmanidze". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "IOC Executive Board approves medal reallocation from Olympic Games London 2012". Olympics. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "TURMANIDZE Irakli". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. ^ "Lasha Talakhadze Wins Gold, Behdad Salimi Bombs Out After World Record Snatch". BarBend.com. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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