Irakli Turmanidze

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]

Irakli Turmanidze
Turmanidze at Rio 2016
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1984-12-13) December 13, 1984
Kobuleti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
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
2016 Rio de Janeiro +105 kg
European Weightlifting Championships
2012 Antalya +105 kg
2015 Tbilisi +105 kg
2019 Batumi +109 kg

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 London, United Kingdom+105 kg19219820142252322327433DSQ
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+105 kg19720320742282352414448
World Championships
2009 Goyang, South Korea105 kg16517017592002002051538013
2010 Antalya, Turkey+105 kg175180185112052102151440012
2011 Paris, France+105 kg180185188132102152181439812
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan+105 kg1851901954220227227104226
2015 Houston, United States+105 kg1901972022202282281642211
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan+109 kg195200203

References

  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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