Shota Mishvelidze

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]

Shota Mishvelidze
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994
Kutaisi, Georgia
Weight60.98 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Georgia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)61 kg
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Erevan61 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Bucharest62 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Moscow61 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Tirana67 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Tashkent61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Anaheim62 kg

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
2015United States Houston, United States69 kg134138140181601651653330026
2017United States Anaheim, United States62 kg130130135414815716352983rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan61 kg130135139715515515892937
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand61 kg1301351354152160163162877
European Championships
2018Romania Bucharest, Romania62 kg1291331342nd place, silver medalist(s)1521581651st place, gold medalist(s)2991st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia61 kg12512912941471491561st place, gold medalist(s)2814

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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. "2018 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.


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