Lasha Talakhadze

Lasha Talakhadze is a Georgian weightlifter, Olympic Champion, four time World Champion, and four time European Champion competing in the super-heavyweight category. He is a three time winner of the IWF Male Lifter of the Year and the current world record holder in the snatch, the clean and jerk and the total, where his 220 kg snatch and 484 kg total are both all time world records respectively. Because of his consistent tournament success and breaking of numerous world records, he is considered by many to be the greatest super-heavyweight weightlifter of all time.