Jiří Orság Explained

Birth Date:5 January 1989
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:+105 kg, 105 kg

Jiří Orság (in Czech pronounced as /ˈjɪr̝iː ˈorsaːk/; born 5 January 1989 in Znojmo) is a Czech weightlifter.[1]

Career

In 2014 Orság was sanctioned for the use of Tamoxifen. After the sanction he stopped training for 6 months; during this time he began a different healthy lifestyle, losing 12 kg and earning a certificate in bodybuilding and becoming a fitness instructor.[2] He struggled upon returning to training, telling an interviewer it was like as if he hadn't touched it in 10 years. For the first few weeks he was working on technique and the movements, but muscle memory helped speed up the process and after two months he was able to snatch 150 kg.[2] Training by himself in 2015, he reached a 185 kg snatch, 5 kg below his best, and a 220 kg Clean and Jerk (20 kg below his best). During this period of training, Orság was motivated by the goal of competing at the 2015 WWC and the 2016 EWC, competitions required to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2]

Accomplishments in sport

Date of CompetitionCompetition NamePlacingWeight CategoryActual BodyweightBest SnatchBest Clean and JerkTotal
2016XXXI OLYMPIC GAMES8+105 kg127.27185240425
20162016 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS4+105 kg126.10184238422
20166th RUSSIAN FEDERATION PRESIDENT'S CUP - IWF GRAND PRIX3+105 kg122.90180234414
2015IWF GRAND PRIX 5th RUSSIAN FEDERATION PRESIDENT'S CUP3+105 kg122.78180239419
20152015 IWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS12+105 kg125.85185230415
2013EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS3+105 kg125.16185237422
20122012 IWF GRAND PRIX - PRESIDENT'S CUP1+105 kg126.75182230412
2012XXX OLYMPIC GAMES7+105 kg128.15187239426
2012EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS5+105 kg125.93183235418
2011EUROPEAN U 23 CHAMPIONSHIPS1+105 kg124.77176229405
201190TH MEN AND 24TH WOMEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS1+105 kg119.04184226410
2010EUROPEAN U 23 CHAMPIONSHIPS2+105 kg121.70181226407
201078th MEN's and 21st WOMEN's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS14+105 kg121.84180215395
2010LAUGARICIO CUP1+105 kg122.00170220390
2010EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS6+105 kg121.10180227407
200977th MEN's and 20th WOMEN's WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS8+105 kg122.95170218388
2009EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPIONSHIPS6+105 kg123.30170220390
2009EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS2+105 kg122.30171215386
200935th MEN's and 15th WOMEN's JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS---+105 kg121.81---2110
2009European Championships6+105 kg116.52175220395
200834th MEN's and 14th WOMEN's JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS7+105 kg111.04163202365
2008EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS12105 kg104.56153187340
200733rd MEN's and 13th WOMEN's JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS3+105 kg105.73155191346
200632nd MEN's and 12th WOMEN's JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS6105 kg104.36145175320.0
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Personal Records

Snatch: 187 kg in competition / 195 kg in training

Clean & Jerk: 245 kg in competition / 243 kg in training

Front Squat: 290 kg

Back Squat: 340 kg

Deadlift: Snatch Grip 250 kg, Clean Grip 300 kg

Push Press: 181 kg x2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jiří Orság. London2012.com. August 6, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120801143603/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/orsag-jiri-1108974/. August 1, 2012.
  2. Web site: Interview with Jiri Orsag (CZ) after the ban (23.Oct.2014). wlforums.com. en. 2017-03-21.
  3. Web site: Athletes International Weightlifting Federation. www.iwf.net. en-US. 2017-03-21.