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Gor Minasyan

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]

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

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

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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