IWF120y/49 – 2000: Kakhi Kakhiashvili completes the Olympic treble

Born in July 1969 in Georgia, Kakhi Kakhiashvili’s career reflected the turbulent times of the Soviet Union’s dissolution in the first years of the 1990s. With a Georgian father and Greek mother, Kakhiashvili starts practicing weightlifting at the age of 11, much against the opinion of his parents (as he had already broken his two arms). But the young boy remains determined and results appear quickly – in 1988, he wins his first gold, at the World Junior Championships. In 1992, in Barcelona, he...