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 edit

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

References edit

  • 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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