Irakli Turmanidze (born 13 December 1984 in
Kobuleti
Kobuleti ( ka, ქობულეთი ) is a town in Adjara, western Georgia, situated on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. It is the seat of Kobuleti Municipality and a seaside resort, visited annually by Georgians and many former Soviet Unio ...
) is a
Georgian
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* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
weightlifter. He competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in the
+105 kg event. He won a Bronze medal at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in the +105kg weight division.
Major results
References
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1984 births
Living people
People from Kobuleti
Male weightlifters from Georgia (country)
Olympic weightlifters for Georgia (country)
Olympic bronze medalists for Georgia (country)
Olympic medalists in weightlifting
Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
European Weightlifting Championships medalists
21st-century people from Georgia (country)
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