{{Short description|Canadian weightlifter (born 1976)}} {{use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = George Kobaladze | image = George Kobaladze.png | caption = Glasgow 2014: clean-and-jerk at 229 kg | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|05|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = Tskhinvali, South Ossetia AO, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.86}} | weight = {{convert|139|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | website = {{URL|www.georgekobaladze.com|GeorgeKobaladze.com}} | country = {{flag|Georgia}}<br />{{flag|Canada}} | sport = Weightlifting | event = +105 kg | collegeteam = | club = Géants de Montréal | team = | turnedpro = | coach = Gilles Poirier | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's weightlifting }} {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }} {{MedalGold | 2014 Glasgow | –+105 kg }} {{MedalBronze | 2010 Delhi | +105 kg }} {{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }} {{MedalSilver | 2015 Toronto | +105 kg }} {{MedalBronze | 2011 Guadalajara | +105 kg }} {{MedalCompetition | Pan American Championships }} {{MedalSilver | 2012 Antigua | +105 kg }} {{MedalSilver | 2013 Isla Margarita | +105 kg }} | show-medals = yes }}
'''George Kobaladze''' (born 24 May 1976 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetian AO, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Georgian–Canadian weightlifter who has attained numerous successes at prestigious international competitions in the super-heavyweight category (+105 kg), including:
* gold medal and Commonwealth Games records (clean and jerk and total)<ref name="2014-CG-Sco">{{cite web |title= 2014 Commonwealth Games – Results By Sport – Results for Weightlifting – over 105kg – Men:Final |url= http://thecgf.com/games/results.asp?resultid=&countryid=&sportid=2415&teamid=&resultsid=&gameid=3052&participants=0&categoryid=-1&athleteid= |access-date= 1 August 2014 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland; * silver medal<ref name="2015-PanAm-Can">{{cite web |title= Weightlifting Results Men's +105 kg Group A – Toronto 2015 Pan American Games |url= http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/resTO2015/pdf/TO2015/WL/TO2015_WL_C73_WLM025000.pdf |access-date= 16 July 2015 |archive-date= 28 August 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150828051449/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/resTO2015/pdf/TO2015/WL/TO2015_WL_C73_WLM025000.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; * silver medal at the 2013 Pan American Championships in Isla Margarita, Venezuela; * silver medal at the 2012 Pan American Championships in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala; * bronze medal<ref name="2011-PanAm-Mex">{{cite news |title= Pan Am Games: Canadian Trail |url= http://www.cbc.ca/sports/pan-am-games-canadian-trail-1.977228 |publisher= CBC Sports | access-date= May 5, 2014 }}</ref> at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico; * bronze medal<ref name="2010-CG-Ind">{{cite web |title= 2010 Commonwealth Games – Results By Sport – Results for Weightlifting – over 105kg – Men:Final |url= http://thecgf.com/games/results.asp?resultid=&countryid=&sportid=2415&teamid=&resultsid=&gameid=3046&participants=0&categoryid=-1&athleteid= |access-date= 1 August 2014 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193715/http://thecgf.com/games/results.asp?resultid=&countryid=&sportid=2415&teamid=&resultsid=&gameid=3046&participants=0&categoryid=-1&athleteid= |url-status= dead }}</ref> at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India
George Kobaladze is a seven-time Canadian champion and five-time Canada's Best Male Lifter (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2009).
The athlete currently holds the Canadian records in the superheavyweight class, with 175 kg lift in the snatch, 227 kg lift in the clean and jerk for a total of 402 kg (both lifts combined). These records were set at the 2014 Canadian Championships, held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Kobaladze is the first Canadian weightlifter to lift 500 pounds (the 227 kg clean and jerk) and the first Canadian to cross the 400 kg line in the total.
At the 2013 World Championships held in Wrocław, Poland, the Canadian weightlifter earned 11th place.
In 2013, the Montrealer also participated in the very popular Arnold's Classic Sport Festival, where he ranked 2nd under the Sinclair formula. __TOC__ {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Event !! Location !! Weight Category !! Snatch !! Clean and Jerk !! Total !! Rank |- | 2015 || Pan American Games || Toronto || +105 kg || 168 kg<ref name="2015-PanAm-Can" /> || 208 kg<ref name="2015-PanAm-Can" /> || 376 kg<ref name="2015-PanAm-Can" /> || {{Silver02}}<ref name="2015-PanAm-Can" /> |- | 2014 || World Championships || Almaty || +105 kg || 173 kg || 221 kg || 394 kg || 16 |- | 2014 || Commonwealth Games || Glasgow || +105 kg || 171 kg<ref name="2014-CG-Sco" /> || 229 kg '''GR'''<ref name="2014-CG-Sco" /> || 400 kg '''GR'''<ref name="2014-CG-Sco" /> || {{Gold01}}<ref name="2014-CG-Sco" /> |- | 2013 || World Championships || Wrocław || +105 kg || 174 kg || 223 kg || 397 kg || 11 |- | 2013 || Pan Am Championships || Isla Margarita || +105 kg || 171 kg || 218 kg || 389 kg || 2 |- | 2013 || Arnold Weightlifting Championships || Columbus, Ohio || +105 kg || 172 kg<ref name="2013-Arnold-Classic">{{cite web|title=The 2013 Arnold Weightlifting Championships |url=http://www.columbusweightlifting.org/arnold-archives/arnold-2013/ |access-date=May 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409104747/http://www.columbusweightlifting.org/arnold-archives/arnold-2013/ |archive-date=April 9, 2014 }}</ref> || 225 kg<ref name="2013-Arnold-Classic" /> || 397 kg<ref name="2013-Arnold-Classic" /> || 2 |- | 2012 || Pan Am Championships || Antigua || +105 kg || 171 kg || 219 kg || 390 kg || 2 |- | 2011 || World Championships || Paris || +105 kg || 169 kg || 220 kg || 389 kg || 19 |- | 2011 || Pan American Games || Guadalajara || +105 kg || 170 kg<ref name="2011-PanAm-Mex" /> || 223 kg<ref name="2011-PanAm-Mex" /> || 393 kg<ref name="2011-PanAm-Mex" /> || {{Bronze03}}<ref name="2011-PanAm-Mex" /> |- | 2010 || World Championships || Antalya || +105 kg || 165 kg || 212 kg || 377 kg || 19 |- | 2010 || Commonwealth Games || Delhi || +105 kg || 168 kg<ref name="2010-CG-Ind" /> || 218 kg<ref name="2010-CG-Ind" /> || 386 kg<ref name="2010-CG-Ind" /> || {{Bronze03}}<ref name="2010-CG-Ind" /> |- | 2009 || World Championships || Goyang || +105 kg || 166 kg || 212 kg || 378 kg || 14 |}
==Personal bests ==
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Lift !! Weight !! Date |- | Snatch || '''175 kg*''' || May 18, 2014 |- | Clean and Jerk || '''229 kg***''' || July 31, 2014 |- | Total || '''402 kg*''' || May 18, 2014 |- | Total || '''400 kg**''' || July 31, 2014 |}
'''* Canadian Records'''<br /> '''*** Canadian and Commonwealth Record'''<br /> '''** Commonwealth Record'''
==Records==
{{S-start}} {{S-ach|rec}} {{S-bef|before= {{flagicon|AUS}} Damon Kelly}} {{S-ttl|title=Men's +105kg Commonwealth Games Record Holder (C&J)|years=31 July 2014 – present}} {{S-inc}} {{S-bef|before= {{flagicon|NRU}} Itte Detenamo}} {{S-ttl|title=Men's +105kg Commonwealth Games Record Holder|years=31 July 2014 – present}} {{S-inc}} {{end}}
==References== {{reflist}} * "[http://olympic.ca/team-canada/george-kobaladze/ George Kobaladze Profile]". Canadian Olympic Committee, retrieved May 5, 2014 * "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140312044249/http://firstpull.net/2014/03/07/interview-with-canadas-strongest-man-george-kobaladze/ Interview with Canada’s strongest man, George Kobaladze]}}". Firstpull.net, retrieved May 5, 2014 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229230742/http://firstpull.net/2014/03/07/interview-with-canadas-strongest-man-george-kobaladze/ |date=29 December 2014 }} * "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130529202146/http://www.thecgf.com/records/category.asp Commonwealth Games Federation records]".Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved February 27, 2015 * "Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's +105 kg", retrieved May 5, 2014 * "[http://weightliftingscotland.com/docs/2013%20Commonwealth%20Rankings%20Dec.pdf 2013 COMMONWEALTH WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION RANKINGS]". Weightlifting Scotland, retrieved May 5, 2014 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144807/http://weightliftingscotland.com/docs/2013%20Commonwealth%20Rankings%20Dec.pdf |date=13 April 2014 }} * "[http://www.commonwealthgames.ca/news/heavy-lifting.html Commonwealth Games.ca – Heavy Lifting]", retrieved August 14, 2014 * "[http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1406921721979/1406921770299 Incredible Memories Being Created in Glasgow 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814221724/http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1406921721979/1406921770299 |date=14 August 2014 }}". Canadian Heritage / Patrimoine canadien press release, retrieved August 14, 2014 * "[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/canadas-george-kobaladze-wins-weightlifting-gold-at-commonwealth-games/article19874737/ Canada's George Kobaladze wins weightlifting gold at Commonwealth Games]". ''The Globe and Mail'', retrieved August 14, 2014 * "[http://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2014/news/227667-commonwealth-games-2014-weightlifting-gold-for-canada-s-george-kobaladze Commonwealth Games 2014: Weightlifting gold for Canada's George Kobaladze]". NDTV Sports, retrieved August 14, 2014 * "[https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145451/http://www.awf.com.au/docs/commonwealth_rankings.pdf 2012 Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation Rankings]". Australian Weightlifting Federation, retrieved May 5, 2014 * "[http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/ International Weightlifting Federation – Results By Events]", retrieved May 7, 2014
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.georgekobaladze.com/}} {{in lang|fr}} * {{IWF}} * {{COC}} * {{CGF}}
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