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
123Rank123Rank
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne, Australia[2]105 kg14214715021801831952333
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney, Australia+105 kg170.0170.0177.518210.0215.0220.015385.016
World Championships
1999 Athens, Greece105 kg162.5162.5162.5200.0210.0210.024
Junior World Championships
1998 Sofia, Bulgaria105 kg150.0155.0160.05185.0192.5197.55352.54
1995 Warsaw, Poland91 kg140.0145.0150.08170.0175.0180.011325.010

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 2020-04-18.
  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 October 10, 2006.


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