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Irakli Turmanidze

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Irakli Turmanidze
Turmanidze at Rio 2016
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1984-12-13) December 13, 1984 (age 41)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight139.15 kg (306.8 lb)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWeightlifting
Event
+109 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro+105 kg
European Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 Antalya+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Tbilisi+105 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Batumi+109 kg

Irakli Turmanidze (Georgian: ირაკლი თურმანიძე; 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 +105 kg weight division.[3][4]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012United Kingdom London, United Kingdom+105 kg19219820142252322327433DSQ
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+105 kg197203207422823524144483rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea105 kg16517017592002002051538013
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey+105 kg175180185112052102151440012
2011France Paris, France+105 kg180185188132102152181439812
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan+105 kg1851901954220227227104226
2015United States Houston, United States+105 kg1901972023rd place, bronze medalist(s)2202282281642211
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan+109 kg1952002033rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

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  1. "Irakli Turmanidze". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. "IOC Executive Board approves medal reallocation from Olympic Games London 2012". Olympics. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. "TURMANIDZE Irakli". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. "Lasha Talakhadze Wins Gold, Behdad Salimi Bombs Out After World Record Snatch". BarBend.com. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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