Giorgi Asanidze

Giorgi Asanidze (Georgian: გიორგი ასანიძე; born 30 August 1975 in Sachkhere) is a former Georgian weightlifter, Olympic Champion, World Champion, and three time European Champion who competed in the 85 kg and 77 kg categories.

Giorgi Asanidze
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1975-08-30) 30 August 1975
Sachkhere, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)77 kg, 85 kg
Retired2007
Now coachingGeorgian National Team
Medal record
Men’s weightlifting
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2004 Athens 85 kg
2000 Sydney 85 kg
World Championships
2001 Antalya 85 kg
2002 Warsaw 85 kg
European Championships
2000 Sofia – 85 kg
2001 Trenčín – 85 kg
2002 Antalya – 85 kg
1998 Riesa – 77 kg

Career

Weightlifting

He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics where he won a bronze medal (all three medalists had the same total of 390 kg, but the medals were determined by lowest body weight),[1] and the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won gold.[2][3]

He is currently the coach for the Georgian National Weightlifting Team.[4][5]

Government

He was elected to the Parliament of Georgia from the United National Movement in 2004. He was reelected in the May 2008 Parliamentary election from Tbilisi’s Gldani constituency on the same party ticket.[6]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney, Australia85 kg175.0175.0180.01210.0215.0215.04390.0
2004 Athens, Greece85 kg172.5177.5180.02202.5205.0207.51382.5
World Championships
1998 Lahti, Finland77 kg160.0165.0168.0 WR190.0195.0195.013357.56
1999 Athens, Greece85 kg170.0175.0177.5200200.0207.59377.56
2001 Antalya, Turkey85 kg172.5177.5180.0207.5210.0215.0390.0
2002 Warsaw, Poland85 kg172.5172.5177.5202.5205.0207.54385.0
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand85 kg16016416412187187187------
European Championships
1995 Warsaw, Poland83 kg160.07187.59347.58
1998 Riesa, Germany77 kg160.0165.0168.0190.0195.0195.04360.0
2000 Sofia, Bulgaria85 kg172.5177.5181.0 WR205.0207.5210.0390.0
2001 Trenčín, Slovakia85 kg170.0172.5175.0205.0207.5207.5380.0
2002 Antalya, Turkey85 kg170.0175.0175.0202.5205.0207.5380.0
2004 Kiev, Ukraine85 kg162.5167.5170.07190.0195.0195.018360.012

Career bests

References
  1. "Greek Weightlifter Wins Third Gold". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. "Greek hero takes bronze". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giorgi Asanidze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  4. "Weightlifters were voted as Athlete of the Year in Georgia". IWF.net. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. "Olympic champion Lasha Talakhadze crowned Georgia's sportsperson of 2016". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. List of Majoritarian MP Candidates. Civil Georgia, April 24, 2008.
  7. "Asanidze Georgi Leonidov (GEO)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  8. "George Asanidze". Lift Up. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Giorgi Kandelaki		 Flagbearer for  Georgia
2000 Sydney		 Succeeded by
Zurab Zviadauri
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