Mukhran Gogia ( ka, მუხრან გოგია; born August 16, 1971, in Zugdidi,

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti (Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, w ...

) is a retired male weightlifter from Georgia. He qualified for the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, but eventually did not start in

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

. Four years later Gogia had to retire after one snatch after having finished fourth in the men's heavyweight division (– 105 kg) at the

1999 World Weightlifting Championships The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999. It was the main qualifying events in the sport for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Austral ...

. Gogia now is a truck driver for Zen Auto Transport LLC out of Southampton, PA.

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* 1971 births Living people Male weightlifters from Georgia (country) Olympic weightlifters for Georgia (country) Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics People from Zugdidi Sportspeople from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti {{Georgia-weightlifting-bio-stub