| Intro | Georgian weightlifter |
| Is |
Athlete Weightlifter |
| From | Georgia |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 October 1993, Sachkhere |
| Age: | 26 years |
| Star sign | Libra |
Lasha Talakhadze (ლაშა ტალახაძე; born 2 October 1993 in Sachkhere) is a Georgian weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.
Career
Talakhadze was banned for 2 years in 2013 after testing positive for stanozolol.
He represented Georgia at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships finishing second with a total of 454 kg. After Aleksey Lovchev failed a doping test, Talakhadze was promoted to first place. At the 2016 Olympics he completed a snatch of 215 kg (breaking the world record of 214 kg set by Behdad Salimi, who then took the record back with 216 kg) and then completed a clean & jerk of 258 kg to set a new world record of 473 kg and win a gold medal.
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +105 kg | 205 | 210 | 215 | 2 | 242 | 247 | 258 | 1 | 473 | 01 ! |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Antalya, Turkey | +105 kg | 157 | 162 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | Paris, France | +105 kg | 175 | 180 | 16 | 207 | 207 | — | 25 | 387 | 20 | |
| 2015 | Houston, United States | +105 kg | 200 | 207 | 01 ! | 238 | 247 | 02 ! | 454 | 01 ! | ||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Førde, Norway | +105 kg | 200 | 207 | 212 | 01 ! | 235 | 241 | 251 | 01 ! | 463 | 01 ! |
| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Lima, Peru | +105 kg | 185 | 190 | 01 ! | 217 | 221 | — | 01 ! | 411 | 01 ! | |
| European Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Bukarest, Roumania | +105 kg | 175 | 180 | 185 | 01 ! | 205 | 212 | 217 | 01 ! | 402 | 01 ! |
| 2012 | Eilat, Israel | +105 kg | 175 | 183 | 190 | 03 ! | 205 | 222 | 03 ! | 412 | 03 ! | |
| European Youth Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Valencia, Spain | +94 kg | 150 | 155 | 158 | 01 ! | 175 | 182 | 187 | 01 ! | 345 | 01 ! |