Giorgi Asanidze
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Giorgi Asanidze (Georgian: Script error: No such module "Lang".; born 30 August 1975 in Sachkhere) is a Georgian former 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 three-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 | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sydney, Australia | 85 kg | 175.0 | 180.0 | 1 | 210.0 | 4 | 390.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |||
| 2004 | GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Athens, Greece | 85 kg | 172.5 | 177.5 | 2 | 202.5 | 205.0 | 1 | 382.5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1998 | FinlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lahti, Finland | 77 kg | 160.0 | 165.0 | 168.0 WR | Script error: No such module "sort". | 190.0 | 13 | 357.5 | 6 | ||
| 1999 | GreeceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Athens, Greece | 85 kg | 170.0 | 175.0 | 177.5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 200.0 | 9 | 377.5 | 6 | ||
| 2001 | TurkeyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Antalya, Turkey | 85 kg | 172.5 | 177.5 | 180.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 207.5 | 210.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 390.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| 2002 | PolandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Warsaw, Poland | 85 kg | 172.5 | 177.5 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 205.0 | 207.5 | 4 | 385.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| 2007 | ThailandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chiang Mai, Thailand | 85 kg | 160 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | Template:Flagicon Warsaw, Poland | 83 kg | 160.0 | 7 | 187.5 | 9 | 347.5 | 8 | ||||
| 1998 | Template:Flagicon Riesa, Germany | 77 kg | 160.0 | 165.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 190.0 | 195.0 | 4 | 360.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| 2000 | Template:Flagicon Sofia, Bulgaria | 85 kg | 172.5 | 177.5 | 181.0 WR | Script error: No such module "sort". | 205.0 | 210.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 390.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| 2001 | Template:Flagicon Trenčín, Slovakia | 85 kg | 170.0 | 172.5 | 175.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 205.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 380.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| 2002 | Template:Flagicon Antalya, Turkey | 85 kg | 170.0 | 175.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 202.5 | 205.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 380.0 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| 2004 | Template:Flagicon Kyiv, Ukraine | 85 kg | 162.5 | 167.5 | 170.0 | 7 | 190.0 | 18 | 360.0 | 12 | ||
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Career bests
- Snatch: 181 kg
- Clean and jerk: 210 kg
- Total: 391 kg 2000 European Championship in the class to 85 kg.[7][8]
References
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External links
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Sachkhere
- Sportspeople from Imereti
- Male weightlifters from Georgia (country)
- Olympic weightlifters for Georgia (country)
- Olympic gold medalists for Georgia (country)
- Olympic bronze medalists for Georgia (country)
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Members of the Parliament of Georgia
- United National Movement (Georgia) politicians
- Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence
- European Weightlifting Championships medalists
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists