Lasha Talakhadze
 Talakhadze at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Born |
2 October 1993 Sachkhere, Georgia |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 157 kg (346 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Georgia |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event(s) | +105 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
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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 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +105 kg | 205 | 210 | 215 | 2 | 242 | 247 | 258 | 1 | 473 |  |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Antalya, Turkey | +105 kg | 157 | | 162 | 27 | | | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2011 |  Paris, France | +105 kg | 175 | 180 | | 16 | 207 | 207 | -- | 25 | 387 | 20 |
| 2015 |  Houston, United States | +105 kg | | 200 | 207 | | 238 | | 247 |  | 454 | |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Førde, Norway | +105 kg | 200 | 207 | 212 | | 235 | 241 | 251 | | 463 | |
| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2013 |  Lima, Peru | +105 kg | 185 | 190 | | | 217 | 221 | -- | | 411 | |
| European Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 |  Bukarest, Roumania | +105 kg | 175 | 180 | 185 | | 205 | 212 | 217 | | 402 | |
| 2012 |  Eilat, Israel | +105 kg | 175 | 183 | 190 |  | 205 | 222 | | | 412 | |
| European Youth Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Valencia, Spain | +94 kg | 150 | 155 | 158 | | 175 | 182 | 187 | | 345 | |
Talakhadze at the 2016 Olympics
References
- 1 2 Lasha Talakhadze. rio2016.com
- ↑ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ 2015 IWF World Championships. iwf.net
- ↑ "Lasha TALAKHADZE". Rio 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lasha Talakhadze Wins Gold, Behdad Salimi Bombs Out After World Record Snatch". BarBend.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
External links
- Lasha Talakhadze at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Lasha Talakhadze at the International Weightlifting Results Project
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