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.
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| Nationality | Georgian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 August 1975 Sachkhere, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 77 kg, 85 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Georgian National Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Weightlifting edit
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 edit
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 edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
85 kg | 175.0 | 180.0 | 1 | 210.0 | 4 | 390.0 | 
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| 2004 |  Athens, Greece |
85 kg | 172.5 | 177.5 | 2 | 202.5 | 205.0 | 1 | 382.5 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1998 |  Lahti, Finland |
77 kg | 160.0 | 165.0 | 168.0 WR | |
190.0 | 13 | 357.5 | 6 | ||
| 1999 | Athens, Greece |
85 kg | 170.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 |  |
200.0 | 9 | 377.5 | 6 | ||
| 2001 |  Antalya, Turkey |
85 kg | 172.5 | 177.5 | 180.0 | |
207.5 | 210.0 | |
390.0 |
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| 2002 |  Warsaw, Poland |
85 kg | 172.5 | 177.5 | |
205.0 | 207.5 | 4 | 385.0 |
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| 2007 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand |
85 kg | 160 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | Warsaw, Poland |
83 kg | 160.0 | 7 | 187.5 | 9 | 347.5 | 8 | ||||
| 1998 |  Riesa, Germany |
77 kg | 160.0 | 165.0 | |
190.0 | 195.0 | 4 | 360.0 |
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| 2000 |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
85 kg | 172.5 | 177.5 | 181.0 WR | |
205.0 | 210.0 | |
390.0 |
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| 2001 |  Trenčín, Slovakia |
85 kg | 170.0 | 172.5 | 175.0 | |
205.0 | |
380.0 |
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| 2002 | Antalya, Turkey |
85 kg | 170.0 | 175.0 | |
202.5 | 205.0 | |
380.0 |
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| 2004 |  Kyiv, Ukraine |
85 kg | 162.5 | 167.5 | 170.0 | 7 | 190.0 | 18 | 360.0 | 12 | ||
Career bests edit
- Snatch: 181 kg
- Clean and jerk: 210 kg
- Total: 391 kg 2000 European Championship in the class to 85 kg.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "Greek Weightlifter Wins Third Gold". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Greek hero takes bronze". BBC. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Weightlifters were voted as Athlete of the Year in Georgia". IWF.net. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Olympic champion Lasha Talakhadze crowned Georgia's sportsperson of 2016". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ List of Majoritarian MP Candidates. Civil Georgia, April 24, 2008.
- ^ "Asanidze Georgi Leonidov (GEO)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ "George Asanidze". Lift Up. Retrieved 8 May 2010.