Shota Mishvelidze

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shota Mishvelidze
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 27)
Sachkhere, Georgia
Weight60.98 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)61 kg
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bucharest 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Moscow 61 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Anaheim 62 kg

Shota Mishvelidze (Georgian: შოთა მიშველიძე; born (1994-10-18)18 October 1994)[1] is a Georgian male weightlifter, and European Champion competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 61 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2] In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3][4]

Career[]

World Championships[]

He competed at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in the 62 kg division, winning a bronze medal in the total.[5] The competition was close as he was only 1 kg from the silver medalist Yoichi Itokazu and 2 kg from the gold medalist Francisco Mosquera.

European Championships[]

Mishvelidze competed at the men's 62 kg event at the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania, winning a silver medal in the snatch portion competition (134 kg), a gold medal in the clean and jerk portion (165 kg) and a gold medal for the total with (299 kg).[6]

Major results[]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States 69 kg 134 138 140 18 160 165 165 33 300 26
2017 United States Anaheim, United States 62 kg 130 130 135 4 148 157 163 5 298 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 61 kg 130 135 139 7 155 155 158 9 293 7
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 61 kg 130 135 135 4 152 160 163 16 287 7
European Championships
2018 Romania Bucharest, Romania 62 kg 129 133 134 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 152 158 165 1st place, gold medalist(s) 299 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia 61 kg 125 129 129 4 147 149 156 1st place, gold medalist(s) 281 4

References[]

  1. ^ "2017 IWF World Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 61 kg
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (9 December 2021). "South Korean teenager Shin stuns older rivals at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ "8 winners for 9 medals in the Men's 62kg". IWF.net. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ 2018 European Championships Results Book

External links[]


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to weightlifting in Georgia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""