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Gor Minasyan

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Gor Minasyan
Minasyan at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Armenia
 Bahrain
Born (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 30)
Gyumri, Armenia
Alma materGyumri State Pedagogical Institute
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight150.80 kg (332 lb)
Sport
CountryBahrain
SportWeightlifting
Event+109 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 217 kg (2023)
  • Clean and jerk: 250 kg (2022)
  • Total: 464 kg (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro +105 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ashgabat +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pattaya +109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Houston +105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent +109 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Førde +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Split +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Moscow +109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tirana +109 kg
Representing  Bahrain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris +102 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá +109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Riyadh +109 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou +109 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manama +109 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jinju +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent +109 kg

Gor Minasyan (Armenian: Գոռ Մինասյան; born 25 October 1994) is an Armenian-Bahraini weightlifter, and two-time Olympic medalist competing in the super-heavyweight category. (+105 kg until 2018 and +109 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories)[1]

Career

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Minasyan was the youth world record holder for the snatch in the +94 kg division till middle of 2018 when new bodyweight category announced. Minasyan won a silver medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.[2]

Minasyan was banned for 2 years in 2013 after testing positive for norandrosterone.[3]

Minasyan was the bronze medalist at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, and the silver medalist at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships, 2017 European Weightlifting Championships, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4][5]

In 2021, Minasyan won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6][7]

In July 2022, Minasyan began competing for Bahrain, as Armenia had three leading super heavyweights but only two weightlifters in each weight category are allowed per country in international competitions.[8]

He won the gold medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[9][10]

In May 2023, Minasyan successfully defended his Asian title, winning the +109 kg event at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Jinju, South Korea, matching his best total of 464 kg.

In August 2024, Minasyan won a bronze medal in the men's +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +105 kg 200 207 210 — 236 241 241 — 451 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Paris, France +102 kg 210 216 220 — 245 255 255 — 461 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States +105 kg 195 201 203 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 234 240 240 8 437 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +109 kg 200 205 211 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 245 250 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 450 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 200 207 212 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 237 243 248 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 460 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 205 213 213 4 240 243 253 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 448 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Bogotá, Colombia +109 kg 205 212 216 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 241 242 250 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 462 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia +109 kg 205 213 220 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 246 253 5 459 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Games
2023 Hangzhou, China +109 kg 205 212 GR — — 235 245 GR — — 457 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2022 Manama, Bahrain +109 kg 201 205 210 1st place, gold medalist(s) 237 242 242 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 452 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Jinju, South Korea +109 kg 203 213 217 1st place, gold medalist(s) 235 246 247 1st place, gold medalist(s) 464 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 201 207 212 1st place, gold medalist(s) 236 242 242 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 443 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships
2013 Tirana, Albania +105 kg 180 185 185 7 215 215 — 8 400 7
2016 Førde, Norway +105 kg 195 200 205 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 231 231 237 4 442 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 Split, Croatia +105 kg 200 205 211 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 235 240 240 5 446 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Batumi, Georgia +109 kg 200 205 205 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 222 234 — 7 422 5
2021 Moscow, Russia +109 kg 205 212 216 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 248 252 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 464 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 Tirana, Albania +109 kg 202 210 210 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 236 245 245 4 446 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2011 Penang, Malaysia +105 kg 170 175 178 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 206 208 5 384 4
2012 Antigua, Guatemala +105 kg 180 186 190 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 220 227 230 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 417 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013 Lima, Peru +105 kg 177 183 187 — 206 213 220 — DSQ —
European Junior & U23 Championships
2011 Bukarest, Romania +105 kg 172 178 179 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 202 210 216 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 395 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2012 Eilat, Israel +105 kg 180 187 191 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 210 220 230 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 411 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017 Durres, Albania +105 kg 190 200 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 220 240 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 420 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore, Singapore +85 kg 155 155 160 — 190 190 195 — 350 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Youth Championships
2011 Lima, Peru +94 kg 165 171 174 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 205 207 1st place, gold medalist(s) 379 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Youth Championships
2010 Valencia, Spain +94 kg 148 155 155 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 178 185 190 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 340 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011 Ciechanów, Poland +94 kg 165 181 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 209 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 390 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Universiade
2017 Taipei, Taiwan +105 kg 195 200 206 — 230 230 235 — 430 1st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF Grand Prix
2015 Grozny, Russia
5th Presidents Cup		 +105 kg 190 195 195 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 225 230 230 4 425 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Doha, Qatar
6th International Qatar Cup		 +109 kg 190 191 198 1st place, gold medalist(s) 220 226 — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 424 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 109 kg +
  2. ^ "Samvel Khachatryan: Gor Minasyan has won Armenia's first silver medal of Olympic Games since 1996". PanArmenian.Net. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Lasha Talakhadze Wins Gold, Behdad Salimi Bombs Out After World Record Snatch". BarBend.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ^ "MINASYAN Gor". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  6. ^ Oliver, Brian (17 December 2021). "Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Armenian weightlifter Gor Minasyan to represent Bahrain". PanARMENIAN.Net. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  9. ^ Oliver, Brian (16 October 2022). "Record-breaker Minasyan completes golden double for hosts Bahrain at Asian Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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