Almir Velagić

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Almir Velagić (born 22 August 1981) is a Bosnian German weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.

Almir Velagić
Personal information
Born (1981-08-22) 22 August 1981 (age 43)
Livno, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight140 kg (309 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportWeightlifting
Event+105 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bucharest +105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tel Aviv +105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tbilisi +105 kg
Updated on 26 July 2012

Velagić became a German citizen in 2000.[1] He competed for Germany in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing 8th with a total of 413 kg.[2]

At the 2009 European Championships Velagić won bronze medals in snatch and clean and jerk, and overall silver in the +105 kg category, with a total of 418 kg.[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Velagić again finished 8th.[4]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Velagić finished 9th in the super-heavyweight weight class.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Porträt Almir Velagic" (in German). ARD. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. ^ "VELAGIC Almir". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Gewichtheben: 6 EM-Medaillen für deutsches Team". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 13 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
  4. ^ "+ 105kg men results - Weightlifting - London 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Almir VELAGIC". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Almir Velagic". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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