Georgios Tzelilis

Georgios Tzelilis
Personal information
Full name Giorgios Tzelilis
Nationality  Albania
 Greece
Born (1973-01-13) 13 January 1973
Vlorë, Albania
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 68.75 kg (151.6 lb)
Sport
Country  Greece
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class 69 kg
Club Spartakos, Ioannina (GRE)
Team National team
Updated on 26 September 2016.

Giorgios Tzelilis (Greek: Γεώργιος Τζελίλης, born 13 January 1973 in Vlorë) is an Albanian-born Greek male weightlifter, competing in the 69 kg category and representing Greece at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 64 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Personal

Giorgios Tzelilis married the Albanian Olympic javalin javalin thrower Mirela Maniani-Tzelili in 1997. In 2002 they divorced.

Major results

3rd, bronze medalist(s) - 1994 European Championships Bantamweight class (287.5 kg)
2nd, silver medalist(s) - 2002 European Championships Lightweight class (332.5 kg)
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 64 kg N/A N/A 4
World Championships
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 69 kg 142.5147.5147.511175182.5182.512317.510
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 145150152.53rd, bronze medalist(s)180185187.52nd, silver medalist(s)3352nd, silver medalist(s)
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 69 kg 152.5152.51552nd, silver medalist(s)1851901902nd, silver medalist(s)3452nd, silver medalist(s)
1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 69 kg 147.5152.51553rd, bronze medalist(s)18519019043402nd, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. "2002 Weightlifting World Championships - Giorgios Tzelilis". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.


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