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Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Jean-Patrick Millette [personal], CAN |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Montreal, QC, CAN |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Les Geants de Montreal: Canada |
| Why this sport? | His father introduced him to the sport. "When my father took me to the gym, I immediately knew that I would stay in the sport." |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Georgian-Greek weightlifter Kakhi Kakhiashvili, his father Jimsher Kobaladze. (olympic.ca, 16 Nov 2014; firstpull.net, 07 Mar 2014) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began weightlifting at age 13 in Georgia. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Coach |
| Family | Wife Natalia, son Luca [2009] |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Sports Institute of Tbilisi: Georgia |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Table tennis. (olympic.ca, 16 Nov 2014) |
| Injuries | In 2003 he sustained a neck injury that required a titanium plate to be inserted in his shoulder blade. (canoe.ca, 15 Jul 2015) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the 105kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (cbc.ca, 31 Jul 2014) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | French, Georgian |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Hard work inevitably leads to success." (olympic.ca, 16 Nov 2014) |
| Other information | FROM GEORGIA TO CANADA After sustaining a neck injury in 2003, his weightlifting career with the Georgian national team came to an end. As severance, the Georgian Weightlifting Federation [GEOWF] offered him a one-way ticket to Canada. After moving to Montreal in Quebec, he continued training three days a week while holding down a number of different jobs, which included working as a removals man. He gained Canadian citizenship in 2008. "Moving to Montreal was an easy decision as there was already a big Georgian presence in the city." (canoe.ca, 15 Jul 2015; olympic.ca, 16 Nov 2014) |