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
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 85 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antalya 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Warsaw 85 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sofia – 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2001 Trenčín – 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2002 Antalya – 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 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, including European medalist Goga Chkheidze, European champion Shota Mishvelidze, Olympic bronze medalist Anton Pliesnoi, and two-time Olympic champion Lasha Talakhadze.[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
2000Australia Sydney, Australia85 kg175.0175.0180.01210.0215.0215.04390.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2004Greece Athens, Greece85 kg172.5177.5180.02202.5205.0207.51382.51st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
1998Finland Lahti, Finland77 kg160.0165.0168.0 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)190.0195.0195.013357.56
1999Greece Athens, Greece85 kg170.0175.0177.52nd place, silver medalist(s)200200.0207.59377.56
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey85 kg172.5177.5180.01st place, gold medalist(s)207.5210.0215.01st place, gold medalist(s)390.01st place, gold medalist(s)
2002Poland Warsaw, Poland85 kg172.5172.5177.51st place, gold medalist(s)202.5205.0207.54385.02nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand85 kg16016416412187187187------
European Championships
1995Poland Warsaw, Poland83 kg160.07187.59347.58
1998Germany Riesa, Germany77 kg160.0165.0168.02nd place, silver medalist(s)190.0195.0195.04360.02nd place, silver medalist(s)
2000Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria85 kg172.5177.5181.0 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)205.0207.5210.02nd place, silver medalist(s)390.01st place, gold medalist(s)
2001Slovakia Trenčín, Slovakia85 kg170.0172.5175.01st place, gold medalist(s)205.0207.5207.51st place, gold medalist(s)380.01st place, gold medalist(s)
2002Turkey Antalya, Turkey85 kg170.0175.0175.01st place, gold medalist(s)202.5205.0207.52nd place, silver medalist(s)380.01st place, gold medalist(s)
2004Ukraine Kyiv, 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. 21 August 2004. 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 4 December 2016.
  4. "Weightlifters were voted as Athlete of the Year in Georgia". IWF.net. 29 December 2016. 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.
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