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Lasha Talakhadze
Talakhadze at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 30)
Sachkhere, Georgia
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
WeightTemplate:Unit weight[1]
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWeightlifting
Event+105 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 215 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 258 kg (2016)
  • Total: 473 kg (2016, WR)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro +105 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Houston +105 kg
European Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place Førde 2016 +105 kg

Lasha Talakhadze (ლაშა ტალახაძე; born 2 October 1993 in Sachkhere) is a Georgian weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.

Career

Talakhadze was banned for 2 years in 2013 after testing positive for stanozolol.[2]

He represented Georgia at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships finishing second with a total of 454 kg.[3] After Aleksey Lovchev failed a doping test, Talakhadze was promoted to first place. At the 2016 Olympics he completed a snatch of 215 kg (breaking the world record of 214 kg set by Behdad Salimi, who then took the record back with 216 kg) and then completed a clean & jerk of 258 kg to set a new world record of 473 kg and win a gold medal.[4][5]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +105 kg 205 210 215 2 242 247 258 1 473 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2010 Turkey Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 157 162 162 27 180 180 -- -- -- --
2011 France Paris, France +105 kg 175 180 187 16 207 207 -- 25 387 20
2015 United States Houston, United States +105 kg 200 200 207 1st place, gold medalist(s) 238 247 247 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 454 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships
2016 Norway Førde, Norway +105 kg 200 207 212 1st place, gold medalist(s) 235 241 251 1st place, gold medalist(s) 463 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2013 Peru Lima, Peru +105 kg 185 190 195 1st place, gold medalist(s) 217 221 -- 1st place, gold medalist(s) 411 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior Championships
2011 Romania Bukarest, Roumania +105 kg 175 180 185 1st place, gold medalist(s) 205 212 217 1st place, gold medalist(s) 402 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 Israel Eilat, Israel +105 kg 175 183 190 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 205 222 232 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 412 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Youth Championships
2010 Spain Valencia, Spain +94 kg 150 155 158 1st place, gold medalist(s) 175 182 187 1st place, gold medalist(s) 345 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Talakhadze at the 2016 Olympics

References

  1. ^ a b Lasha Talakhadze. rio2016.com
  2. ^ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ 2015 IWF World Championships. iwf.net
  4. ^ "Lasha TALAKHADZE". Rio 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Lasha Talakhadze Wins Gold, Behdad Salimi Bombs Out After World Record Snatch". BarBend.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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