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Valeri Sarava

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Valeriane "Valeri" Sarava (born January 16, 1978) is a retired male weightlifter from Georgia. He qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he ended up in 16th place in the men's super heavyweight division (+ 105 kg). He stayed in Australia, took out Australian citizenship, and won a silver medal in the men's heavyweight division (105 kg) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[1]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia[2] 105 kg 142 147 150 2 180 183 195 2 333 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia +105 kg 170.0 170.0 177.5 18 210.0 215.0 220.0 15 385.0 16
World Championships
1999 Greece Athens, Greece 105 kg 162.5 162.5 162.5 200.0 210.0 210.0 24
Junior World Championships
1998 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 105 kg 150.0 155.0 160.0 5 185.0 192.5 197.5 5 352.5 4
1995 Poland Warsaw, Poland 91 kg 140.0 145.0 150.0 8 170.0 175.0 180.0 11 325.0 10

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valeriane Sarava". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  1. ^ Reed, David. "Australia's Ice Man gives locals a lift". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 16 December 2015. Valeriane Sarava
  2. ^ "Men 105 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.
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