Irakli Chkheidze (Georgian: ირაკლი ჩხეიძე; born 5 January 1999) is a Georgian weightlifter competing in the 105 kg division until 2018 and 102 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories).[1]

Irakli Chkheidze
Personal information
Nationality Georgia
Born (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 27)
Weight100.52 kg (222 lb)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWeightlifting
Event
102 kg
Coached byGiorgi Asanidze
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 175 kg (2023)
  • Clean and jerk: 216 kg (2018)
  • Total: 391 kg (2018)

Career

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He most recently competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.[2] He is also the 2018 Junior World Champion in the 105 kg class.[3][4]

In August 2024, Chkheidze competed in the men's 102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[5] He lifted 393 kg in total and finished in fifth position.[5]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024Paris, France102 kg171176179N/a214214224N/a3935
World Championships
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan102 kg164168168520720821353765
2019Pattaya, Thailand102 kg163167167111982042131036710
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan102 kg1571621621019320120683639
2022Bogotá, Colombia102 kg165170174620721221363875
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia102 kg170175179921021622143916
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand102 kg17017417416211222738111
European Championships
2019Bucharest, Romania102 kg1631671693rd place, bronze medalist(s)20220320363724
2021Moscow, Russia102 kg163167171520521021053765
2022Tirana, Albania102 kg163168171620220921053734
2023Yerevan, Armenia102 kg1681731782nd place, silver medalist(s)2072142201st place, gold medalist(s)3872nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Sofia, Bulgaria102 kg16817417862122172183rd place, bronze medalist(s)3865
World Junior Championships
2016Tbilisi, Georgia94 kg145145150717818318663365
2017Tokyo, Japan105 kg156161164519519519553564
2018Tashkent, Uzbekistan105 kg1631681711st place, gold medalist(s)2012052111st place, gold medalist(s)3821st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Suva, Fiji102 kg1621621671st place, gold medalist(s)1992042131st place, gold medalist(s)3711st place, gold medalist(s)
European U23 Championships
2022Zamość, Poland102 kg1611651701st place, gold medalist(s)1942052161st place, gold medalist(s)3811st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior Championships
2017Durrës, Albania105 kg15716116451942002062nd place, silver medalist(s)3703rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018Zamość, Poland105 kg1631671701st place, gold medalist(s)2022092161st place, gold medalist(s)3861st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 102 kg
  2. IWF.net. "2018 World Championships Results". Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. IWF.net (13 July 2018). "2018 Junior World Championships 105 kg recap". Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. Sports.uz (13 July 2018). "Akbar Djuraev earns a silver medal at the IWF Junior World Championships 2018". Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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