Kakhiashvili was born in Tskhinvali, Georgia, to a Georgian father and a Greek mother, Maria Lamprianidi. He is renowned in weightlifting circles for his uncanny ability to lift exactly what was required to win. Dubbed as a "computer" by some competitors, he also had the ability to block out everything that was not relevant to the competition at hand.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics lifting for the Unified Team in the 90 kg category, he went against the instructions of his coach Vasily Alexeev, the all-time weightlifting great. His coach wanted his Russian teammate Sergey Syrtsov to win the contest and did not let Kakhiashvili try to lift heavier to beat the Russian. During the snatch portion of the competition, it looked like Sergey Syrtsov was going to win, with a 12.5 kg lead over Kakhiashvili from an Olympic Record 190.0 kg snatch. During the clean & jerk portion of the competition Kakhiashvili lifted 225.0 kg on his second attempt, giving him a total of 402.5 kg, a full 10.0 kg less than Syrstov. Kakhi ordered 10 kg more to be put on the bar in order to beat his Russian teammate. He successfully lifted the 235.0 kg clean and jerk,[3] giving him a total of 412.5 kg. Event though his total tied Syrstov, Kakhiashvili won the gold medal due to virtue of a lighter bodyweight,[4] (89.25 kg vs. 89.45 kg) this performance established his right to the title of one of the sports elite lifters.[5]
a Not a world record at the time of the competition, became a world record when IWF decided to eliminate the world standards from the list of World Records on 24 June 2008.[9]
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kakhi, kakhiashvili, georgian, კახი, კახიაშვილი, greek, Ακάκιος, Κάχι, Κακιασβίλης, born, july, 1969, tskhinvali, georgian, ussr, georgian, greek, weightlifter, only, five, weightlifters, have, three, consecutive, gold, medals, olympic, games, first, barcelona. Kakhi Kakhiashvili Georgian კახი კახიაშვილი Greek Akakios Kaxi Kakiasbilhs born 13 July 1969 in Tskhinvali Georgian SSR USSR is a Georgian Greek weightlifter one of only five weightlifters to have won three consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games He won his first at Barcelona 1992 competing with the Unified Team and later as a citizen of Greece at Atlanta 1996 and in Sydney 2000 1 He won three Senior World Championships 1995 1998 1999 was twice a silver medalist at the Senior World Championships 1993 and 1994 and set seven world records during his career 2 He was named the 1996 and 1999 Greek Male Athlete of the Year Akakios KakiasvilisPersonal informationBirth nameKakhi KakhiashviliNationalityGeorgian GreekBorn 1969 07 13 13 July 1969 age 54 Tskhinvali Georgian SSR Soviet UnionHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in SportSportWeightliftingMedal record Men s weightlifting Representing Georgia World Championships 1993 Melbourne 91 kg European Championships 1993 Sofia 91 kg 1994 Sokolov 91 kg Representing the Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 90 kg European Championships 1992 Szekszard 90 kg Representing Greece Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 99 kg 2000 Sydney 94 kg World Championships 1994 Istanbul 91 kg 1995 Guangzhou 99 kg 1998 Lahti 94 kg 1999 Athens 94 kg European Championships 1995 Warsaw 91 kg 1996 Stavanger 99 kg 1998 Riesa 94 kg 1999 Lacoruna 94 kg Kakhiashvili was born in Tskhinvali Georgia to a Georgian father and a Greek mother Maria Lamprianidi He is renowned in weightlifting circles for his uncanny ability to lift exactly what was required to win Dubbed as a computer by some competitors he also had the ability to block out everything that was not relevant to the competition at hand Contents 1 Career 2 Major results 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksCareer editAt the 1992 Summer Olympics lifting for the Unified Team in the 90 kg category he went against the instructions of his coach Vasily Alexeev the all time weightlifting great His coach wanted his Russian teammate Sergey Syrtsov to win the contest and did not let Kakhiashvili try to lift heavier to beat the Russian During the snatch portion of the competition it looked like Sergey Syrtsov was going to win with a 12 5 kg lead over Kakhiashvili from an Olympic Record 190 0 kg snatch During the clean amp jerk portion of the competition Kakhiashvili lifted 225 0 kg on his second attempt giving him a total of 402 5 kg a full 10 0 kg less than Syrstov Kakhi ordered 10 kg more to be put on the bar in order to beat his Russian teammate He successfully lifted the 235 0 kg clean and jerk 3 giving him a total of 412 5 kg Event though his total tied Syrstov Kakhiashvili won the gold medal due to virtue of a lighter bodyweight 4 89 25 kg vs 89 45 kg this performance established his right to the title of one of the sports elite lifters 5 Major results edit 6 7 Year Venue Weight Snatch kg Clean amp Jerk kg Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 1992 nbsp Barcelona Spain 90 kg 170 0 175 0 177 5 2 220 0 225 0 235 0 WR 1 412 5 OR nbsp 1996 nbsp Atlanta United States 99 kg 180 0 185 0 187 5 3 220 0 225 0 235 0 WR 1 420 0 WR nbsp 2000 nbsp Sydney Australia 94 kg 180 0 185 0 187 5 2 220 0 3 405 0 nbsp 2004 nbsp Athens Greece 94 kg 180 0 180 0 185 0 4 220 0 220 0 220 0 World Championships 1993 nbsp Melbourne Australia 91 kg 175 0 180 0 180 0 nbsp 200 0 215 0 225 0 nbsp 402 5 nbsp 1994 nbsp Istanbul Turkey 91 kg 172 5 177 5 180 0 nbsp 210 0 220 0 230 0 nbsp 397 5 nbsp 1995 nbsp Guangzhou China 99 kg 182 5 182 5 187 5 nbsp 225 0 227 5 230 0 nbsp 410 0 nbsp 1998 nbsp Lahti Finland 94 kg 175 0 180 0 182 5 nbsp 215 0 220 0 nbsp 400 0 nbsp 1999 nbsp Athens Greece 94 kg 180 0 185 0 188 0 WR nbsp 222 5 225 0 230 5 nbsp 412 5 WR 8 a nbsp European Championships 1992 nbsp Szekszard Hungary 90 kg 175 0 nbsp 225 0 nbsp 400 0 nbsp 1993 nbsp Sofia Bulgaria 91 kg 180 0 nbsp 222 5 nbsp 402 5 nbsp 1994 nbsp Sokolov Czech Republic 91 kg 180 0 nbsp 200 0 nbsp 400 0 nbsp 1995 nbsp Warsaw Poland 91 kg 180 0 nbsp 228 5 WR nbsp 407 5 nbsp 1996 nbsp Stavanger Norway 99 kg 165 0 170 0 175 0 nbsp 210 0 222 5 nbsp 392 5 nbsp 1998 nbsp Riesa Germany 94 kg 165 0 170 0 172 5 4 207 5 210 0 212 5 nbsp 380 0 nbsp 1999 nbsp A Coruna Spain 94 kg 172 5 177 5 180 0 nbsp 217 5 222 5 225 0 nbsp 402 5 nbsp 2003 nbsp Loutraki Greece 94 kg 167 5 175 0 177 5 5 2004 nbsp Kyiv Ukraine 94 kg 172 5 177 5 177 5 6 215 0 215 0 220 0 4 392 5 4 Junior World Championships 1988 nbsp Athens Greece 82 5 kg 170 0 nbsp NA NA NA NA 1989 nbsp Fort Lauderdale United States 90 kg 170 0 nbsp 225 0 JWR nbsp 395 0 nbsp Notes edita Not a world record at the time of the competition became a world record when IWF decided to eliminate the world standards from the list of World Records on 24 June 2008 9 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Akakios Kakiasvili Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 7 October 2015 Retrieved 4 November 2015 Akakide Kakhiashvilis Lift Up Hall of Fame Lift Up Retrieved 4 November 2015 Kakhi Kakhiashvili 1992 Olympics Barcelona Gold All Things Gym 20 December 2011 Retrieved 18 March 2019 Olympic Profile Olympic org Retrieved 18 March 2019 dead link Randall J Strossen 21 July 2009 Kakhi Kakhiashvili David Versus Goliath in the Weightlifting World IronMind Retrieved 4 November 2015 Kakiasvilis Akakios GRE Database Weightlifting in German World Championships Juniors 1997 2007 and Statistics PDF pp 84 100 International Weightlifting Federation IWF NET Archived from the original on 2009 04 24 Retrieved 2014 11 16 iwf net Retrieved on 2009 06 13 IWF eliminates World Standards from World Record list International Weightlifting Federation 24 June 2008 Retrieved 6 January 2017 External links editAkakide Kakhiashvilis at Lift Up Akakide Kakhiashvilis at the Lift Up Hall of Fame Akakide Kakhiashvilis Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange Akakios Kakiasvili at Olympedia nbsp Akakios Kakiasvilis at Olympics com nbsp Kahi Kahiasvilli at the Hellenic Olympic Committee Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kakhi Kakhiashvili amp oldid 1197037515, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
