Giorgi Asanidze

Giorgi Asanidze

Medal record Men’s weightlifting Representing  Georgia Olympic Games 2004 Athens 85 kg 2000 Sydney 85 kg World Championships 2001 Antalya 85 kg 2002 Warsaw 85 kg European Championships 2000 Sofia – 85 kg 2001 Trenčín – 85 kg 2002 Antalya – 85 kg 1998 Riesa – 77 kg

Giorgi Asanidze (Georgian: გიორგი ასანიძე; born August 30, 1975 in Sachkhere) is a Georgian weightlifter who competed in the men's 85 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics (where he won a bronze medal) and 2004 Summer Olympics (where he won a gold medal).

He was elected to the Parliament of Georgia from the United National Movement in 2004. He was reelected in the May 2008 Parliamentary election from Tbilisi’s Gldani constituency on the same party ticket.^[1]

Career bests

• Snatch: 181 kg
• Clean and jerk: 210 kg
• Total: 391 kg 2000 European Championship in the class to 85 kg.^[2][3]

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by Giorgi Kandelaki	Flagbearer for  Georgia 2000 Sydney	Succeeded by Zurab Zviadauri