Kakhi Kakhiashvili
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Olympic medal record | |||
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Men's Weightlifting | |||
Gold | 1992 Barcelona | 82.5-90kg | |
Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 91-99kg | |
Gold | 2000 Sydey | 85-94kg |
Kakhi Kakhiashvili (born July 13, 1969), a Georgian-Greek weightlifter, is one of only four weightlifters to have won three consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games. He won his first in 1992 at Barcelona, competing with Georgia, and later as a citizen of Greece in 1996 at Atlanta and in 2000 at Sydney. He won three Senior World Championships (1995, 1998, 1999), was twice a Silver Medalist at the Senior World Championships (1993 & 1994), and set seven World records during his career
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