George Kobaladze

Who is George Kobaladze?

George Kobaladze is a Canadian weightlifter who attained numerous successes at prestigious international competitions in the super-heavyweight category, including:

gold medal and Commonwealth Games record at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland;

silver medal at the 2013 Pan American Championships in Isla Margarita, Venezuela;

silver medal at the 2012 Pan American Championships in Antigua, Guatemala;

bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico;

bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India

George Kobaladze is a six-time Canadian champion and five-time Canada's Best Male Lifter.

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. These records were set at the 2014 Canadian Championships, held in Saskatoon, SK. Kobaladze is the first Canadian weightlifter to lift 500 pounds and the first Canadian to cross the 400 kg line in the total.

At the 2013 World Championships held in Wroclaw, Poland, the Canadian weightlifter earned 11th place.