Lasha Talakhadze

Lasha Talakhadze (Georgian: ლაშა ტალახაძე; born 2 October 1993) is a Georgian weightlifter, holding the all-time world records regardless of weight category in the snatch (225 kg, 496 lb), the clean and jerk (267 kg, 589 lb), and the total (492 kg, 1,085 lb) since 2021.

Lasha Talakhadze
Talakhadze at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native nameლაშა ტალახაძე
Nationality
Born (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993
Sachkhere, Georgia
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight183 kg (403 lb)
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportWeightlifting
Event+109 kg
Coached byGiorgi Asanidze
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 225 kg (2021, CWR[a])
  • Clean and jerk: 267 kg (2021, CWR)
  • Total: 492 kg (2021, CWR)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro+105 kg
2020 Tokyo+109 kg
World Championships
2015 Houston+105 kg
2017 Anaheim+105 kg
2018 Ashgabat+109 kg
2019 Pattaya+109 kg
2021 Tashkent+109 kg
2022 Bogota+109 kg
2023 Riyadh+109 kg
European Championships
2016 Førde+105 kg
2017 Split+105 kg
2018 Bucharest+105 kg
2019 Batumi+109 kg
2021 Moscow+109 kg
2022 Tirana+109 kg
2023 Yerevan+109 kg

Talakhadze is a two-time Olympic champion, seven-time world champion, and seven-time European champion competing in the super-heavyweight category (105 kg + until 2018 and 109 kg + starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories). He is a three-time winner of the IWF Male Lifter of the Year.

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