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]

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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
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Major results

More information Year, Venue ...
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012United Kingdom London, United Kingdom+105 kg19219820142252322327433DSQ
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+105 kg197203207422823524144483rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea105 kg16517017592002002051538013
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey+105 kg175180185112052102151440012
2011France Paris, France+105 kg180185188132102152181439812
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan+105 kg1851901954220227227104226
2015United States Houston, United States+105 kg1901972023rd place, bronze medalist(s)2202282281642211
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan+109 kg1952002033rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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