Georgia · Men's 85 kg, September 2007

Giorgi Asanidze

Giorgi Asanidze is a weightlifter from Georgia, born in 1975, with two Olympic medals (1 gold, 1 bronze) and two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 7 competitions from 1998 to 2007. The latest result came in the men's 85 kg class, at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.

Olympic medals
2
World medals
2
Best total
390 kg
Best snatch
180 kg
Best clean and jerk
210 kg
Career

Giorgi Asanidze's career: classes, totals and best lifts

Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze. World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver in the total.

Weight classes: 77 kg in 1998, 85 kg from 1999 to 2007.

Latest result: 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, 14 September 2007, 85 kg, no total.

Giorgi Asanidze: totals from the 6 competitions with a total, 1998 to 2004, best 390 kg in 2000.35037540019981999200020012002200320041998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 357.5 kg1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 377.5 kg2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 390 kg2001 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2001: 390 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 385 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 382.5 kg
Giorgi Asanidze: totals from the 6 competitions with a total, 1998 to 2004, best 390 kg in 2000.35037540019982000200220041998 World Weightlifting Championships, 10 Nov 1998: 357.5 kg1999 World Weightlifting Championships, 21 Nov 1999: 377.5 kg2000 Olympic Games, 16 Sep 2000: 390 kg2001 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2001: 390 kg2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Nov 2002: 385 kg2004 Olympic Games, 14 Aug 2004: 382.5 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
85 kg1999 to 2007 1999 to 2007 180 210 390
77 kg1998 1998 168 190 357.5
Numbers

Giorgi Asanidze by the numbers

Giorgi Asanidze's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.

Best Sinclair score
489.7
From 390 kg at 84.7 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
6th of 1,263
390 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
86%
At the best total, 180 kg of 210 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
Age at best total
25
Turned 25 in 2000, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
6 of 7
The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Giorgi Asanidze makes each attempt

Giorgi Asanidze made 78% of snatch attempts and 39% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.

Snatch, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Giorgi Asanidze: 67%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Giorgi Asanidze: 83%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Giorgi Asanidze: 83%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Giorgi Asanidze: 50%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Giorgi Asanidze: 50%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Giorgi Asanidze: 17%
Rivals

Giorgi Asanidze head to head

The lifters Giorgi Asanidze has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.

Rival Met Giorgi Asanidze ahead Rival ahead
Greece Pyrros Dimas 3 1 2
Cuba Ernesto Quiroga 3 3 0
Poland Mariusz Rytkowski 3 3 0
United States Oscar Chaplin III 3 3 0
Romania Valeriu Calancea 3 3 0
Results

Giorgi Asanidze's competition results

Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.

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Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 - - 85 kg 84.51 160164 kg missed164 kg missed187 kg missed187 kg missed187 kg missed
2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 1 382.5 85 kg 84.28 Snatch 177.5, clean and jerk 205; attempts not recorded
2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 2 385 85 kg 84.9 172.5 kg missed172.5177.5202.5 kg missed205207.5
2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 1 390 85 kg 84.74 172.5177.5180207.5210215 kg missed
2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 3 390 85 kg 84.7 175 kg missed175180210215 kg missed215 kg missed
1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 6 377.5 85 kg 83.91 170175177.5200 kg missed200207.5 kg missed
1998 World Weightlifting Championships 10 Nov 1998 6 357.5 77 kg 76.66 160165168190195 kg missed195 kg missed
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Giorgi Asanidze met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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