Giorgi Asanidze
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1975-08-30) 30 August 1975 (age 48)
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

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.

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
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 85 kg 175.0 175.0 180.0 1 210.0 215.0 215.0 4 390.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 85 kg 172.5 177.5 180.0 2 202.5 205.0 207.5 1 382.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 77 kg 160.0 165.0 168.0 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190.0 195.0 195.0 13 357.5 6
1999 Greece Athens, Greece 85 kg 170.0 175.0 177.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 200 200.0 207.5 9 377.5 6
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 85 kg 172.5 177.5 180.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 207.5 210.0 215.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 390.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 85 kg 172.5 172.5 177.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 202.5 205.0 207.5 4 385.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 85 kg 160 164 164 12 187 187 187 -- -- --
European Championships
1995 Poland Warsaw, Poland 83 kg 160.0 7 187.5 9 347.5 8
1998 Germany Riesa, Germany 77 kg 160.0 165.0 168.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 190.0 195.0 195.0 4 360.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2000 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 85 kg 172.5 177.5 181.0 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 205.0 207.5 210.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 390.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2001 Slovakia Trenčín, Slovakia 85 kg 170.0 172.5 175.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 205.0 207.5 207.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 380.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2002 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 85 kg 170.0 175.0 175.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 202.5 205.0 207.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 380.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2004 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine 85 kg 162.5 167.5 170.0 7 190.0 195.0 195.0 18 360.0 12

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.

External links

Olympic Games Preceded byGiorgi Kandelaki Flagbearer for  Georgia 2000 Sydney Succeeded byZurab Zviadauri
Olympic Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Light Heavyweight
World Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Light heavyweight
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