Irakli Turmanidze Explained

Nationality:	Georgian
Birth Date:	13 December 1984
Birth Place:	Kobuleti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Weight:	139.15kg (306.77lb)
Sport:	Weightlifting
Event:	+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]}

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=60	1	width=60	2	width=60	3	width=45	Rank	width=60	1	width=60	2	width=60	3	width=45	Rank
Olympic Games
			192	198	201	4	225	232	232	7	433	DSQ
			197	203	207	4	228	235	241	4	448
World Championships
	align=left			165	170	175	9	200	200	205	15	380	13
			175	180	185	11	205	210	215	14	400	12
			180	185	188	13	210	215	218	14	398	12
			185	190	195	4	220	227	227	10	422	6
	align=left			190	197	202		220	228	228	16	422	11
			195	200	203		—	—	—	—	—	—

Notes and References

1. Web site: Irakli Turmanidze . London2012.com . August 6, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120801143637/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/turmanidze-irakli-1054325/ . August 1, 2012 .
2. Web site: IOC Executive Board approves medal reallocation from Olympic Games London 2012. Olympics. March 19, 2024. March 19, 2024.
3. Web site: TURMANIDZE Irakli . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815035935/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/irakli-turmanidze . 2016-08-15 .
4. Web site: Lasha Talakhadze Wins Gold, Behdad Salimi Bombs Out After World Record Snatch . 2016-08-16 . BarBend.com . en-US . 2016-08-17.