Valeri Sarava
Valeriane "Valeri" Sarava (born January 16, 1978) is a retired male weightlifter from Georgia. He qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he ended up in 16th place in the men's super heavyweight division (+ 105 kg). He stayed in Australia, took out Australian citizenship, and won a silver medal in the men's super heavyweight division (+ 105 kg) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[1]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing  Australia
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| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Melbourne, Australia |
105 kg | 142 | 147 | 150 | 2 | 180 | 183 | 2 | 333 |  [2]
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Representing  Georgia
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia |
+105 kg | 170.0 | 18 | 210.0 | 215.0 | 15 | 385.0 | 16 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1999 |  Athens, Greece |
105 kg | — | 200.0 | 24 | — | — | |||||
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valeriane Sarava". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ Reed, David. "Australia's Ice Man gives locals a lift". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
Valeriane Sarava
- ^ "Men 105 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on October 10, 2006.
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