George Kobaladze Explained

George Kobaladze
Birth Date:	24 May 1976
Birth Place:	Tskhinvali, South Ossetia AO, Georgian SSR, USSR
Weight:	139kg (306lb)
Country:	Georgia Canada
Sport:	Weightlifting
Event:	+105 kg
Club:	Géants de Montréal
Coach:	Gilles Poirier
Show-Medals:	yes

George Kobaladze (born 24 May 1976 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetian AO, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Georgian–Canadian weightlifter who has attained numerous successes at prestigious international competitions in the super-heavyweight category (+105 kg), including:

• gold medal and Commonwealth Games records (clean and jerk and total)^[1] at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland;
• silver medal^[2] at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
• silver medal at the 2013 Pan American Championships in Isla Margarita, Venezuela;
• silver medal at the 2012 Pan American Championships in Antigua, Guatemala;
• bronze medal^[3] at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico;
• bronze medal^[4] at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India

George Kobaladze is a seven-time Canadian champion and five-time Canada's Best Male Lifter (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2009).

The athlete currently holds the Canadian records in the superheavyweight class, with 175 kg lift in the snatch, 227 kg lift in the clean and jerk for a total of 402 kg (both lifts combined). These records were set at the 2014 Canadian Championships, held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Kobaladze is the first Canadian weightlifter to lift 500 pounds (the 227 kg clean and jerk) and the first Canadian to cross the 400 kg line in the total.

At the 2013 World Championships held in Wrocław, Poland, the Canadian weightlifter earned 11th place.

In 2013, the Montrealer also participated in the very popular Arnold's Classic Sport Festival, where he ranked 2nd under the Sinclair formula.__TOC__

Year	Event	Location	Weight Category			Total	Rank
2015			+105 kg	168 kg	208 kg	376 kg
2014			+105 kg	173 kg	221 kg	394 kg	16
2014			+105 kg	171 kg	229 kg GR	400 kg GR
2013			+105 kg	174 kg	223 kg	397 kg	11
2013	Pan Am Championships		+105 kg	171 kg	218 kg	389 kg	2
2013			+105 kg	172 kg^[5]	225 kg	397 kg	2
2012	Pan Am Championships		+105 kg	171 kg	219 kg	390 kg	2
2011			+105 kg	169 kg	220 kg	389 kg	19
2011			+105 kg	170 kg	223 kg	393 kg
2010			+105 kg	165 kg	212 kg	377 kg	19
2010			+105 kg	168 kg	218 kg	386 kg
2009			+105 kg	166 kg	212 kg	378 kg	14

Personal bests

Lift	Weight	Date
Snatch	175 kg*	May 18, 2014
Clean and Jerk	229 kg**	July 31, 2014
Total	402 kg*	May 18, 2014
Total	400 kg***	July 31, 2014

• Canadian Records
  

• • Canadian and Commonwealth Record
    

• • • Commonwealth Record

References

• "George Kobaladze Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee, retrieved May 5, 2014
• "Interview with Canada’s strongest man, George Kobaladze". Firstpull.net, retrieved May 5, 2014
• "Commonwealth Games Federation records".Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved February 27, 2015
• "Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's +105 kg", retrieved May 5, 2014
• "2013 COMMONWEALTH WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION RANKINGS". Weightlifting Scotland, retrieved May 5, 2014
• "Commonwealth Games.ca – Heavy Lifting", retrieved August 14, 2014
• "Incredible Memories Being Created in Glasgow 2014". Canadian Heritage / Patrimoine canadien press release, retrieved August 14, 2014
• "Canada's George Kobaladze wins weightlifting gold at Commonwealth Games". The Globe and Mail, retrieved August 14, 2014
• "Commonwealth Games 2014: Weightlifting gold for Canada's George Kobaladze". NDTV Sports, retrieved August 14, 2014
• "2012 Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation Rankings". Australian Weightlifting Federation, retrieved May 5, 2014
• "International Weightlifting Federation – Results By Events", retrieved May 7, 2014

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 Commonwealth Games – Results By Sport – Results for Weightlifting – over 105kg – Men:Final . 1 August 2014 .
2. Web site: Weightlifting Results Men's +105 kg Group A – Toronto 2015 Pan American Games . 16 July 2015 . 28 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150828051449/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/resTO2015/pdf/TO2015/WL/TO2015_WL_C73_WLM025000.pdf . dead .
3. News: Pan Am Games: Canadian Trail . . May 5, 2014 .
4. Web site: 2010 Commonwealth Games – Results By Sport – Results for Weightlifting – over 105kg – Men:Final . 1 August 2014 .
5. Web site: The 2013 Arnold Weightlifting Championships . May 5, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140409104747/http://www.columbusweightlifting.org/arnold-archives/arnold-2013/ . April 9, 2014 .