Valeri Sarava

Valeriane "Valeri" Sarava (born January 16, 1978) is a retired male weightlifter from Georgia. He qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he ended up in 16th place in the men's super heavyweight division (+ 105 kg). He stayed in Australia, took out Australian citizenship, and won a silver medal in the men's heavyweight division (105 kg) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[1]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia[2] 105 kg 142 147 150 2 180 183 195 2 333 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia +105 kg 170.0 170.0 177.5 18 210.0 215.0 220.0 15 385.0 16
World Championships
1999 Greece Athens, Greece 105 kg 162.5 162.5 162.5 — 200.0 210.0 210.0 24 — —
Junior World Championships
1998 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 105 kg 150.0 155.0 160.0 5 185.0 192.5 197.5 5 352.5 4
1995 Poland Warsaw, Poland 91 kg 140.0 145.0 150.0 8 170.0 175.0 180.0 11 325.0 10

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valeriane Sarava". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  1. ^ Reed, David. "Australia's Ice Man gives locals a lift". www.smh.com.au. Retrieved 16 December 2015. Valeriane Sarava
  2. ^ "Men 105 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.
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