![]() Turmanidze at Rio 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Georgian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kobuleti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | December 13, 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 139.15 kg (306.8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | +109 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Irakli Turmanidze (born 13 December 1984 in Kobuleti) is a Georgian weightlifter. [1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event. In March 2024, Ruslan Albegov and Turmanidze were disqualified from the 2012 competition. [2] Turmanidze later won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the +105kg weight division. [3] [4]
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
2012 | ![]() | +105 kg | 192 | 198 | 225 | DSQ | ||||||
2016 | ![]() | +105 kg | 197 | 203 | 207 | 4 | 228 | 235 | 241 | 4 | 448 | ![]() |
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2009 | ![]() | 105 kg | 165 | 170 | 175 | 9 | 200 | 205 | 15 | 380 | 13 | |
2010 | ![]() | +105 kg | 175 | 180 | 185 | 11 | 205 | 210 | 215 | 14 | 400 | 12 |
2011 | ![]() | +105 kg | 180 | 13 | 210 | 215 | 218 | 14 | 398 | 12 | ||
2014 | ![]() | +105 kg | 185 | 190 | 195 | 4 | 220 | 227 | 10 | 422 | 6 | |
2015 | ![]() | +105 kg | 190 | 197 | 202 | ![]() | 220 | 16 | 422 | 11 | ||
2018 | ![]() | +109 kg | 195 | 200 | 203 | ![]() | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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