Irakli Turmanidze

Irakli Turmanidze
Turmanidze at Rio 2016
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1984-12-13) December 13, 1984 (age 39)
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
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro +105 kg
European Weightlifting Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Antalya +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tbilisi +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Batumi +109 kg

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]

  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.