Gor Minasyan

Gor Minasyan (Armenian: Գոռ Մինասյան; born 25 October 1994) is an Armenian weightlifter, and Olympic silver medalist (2016) 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
Gor Minasyan at Rio 2016
Personal information
NationalityArmenian
Born (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994
Gyumri, Armenia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight150.80 kg (332 lb)
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+109 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 211 kg (2017)
  • Clean and jerk: 245 kg (2018)
  • Total: 451 kg (2016)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro+105 kg
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat+109 kg
2019 Pattaya+109 kg
2015 Houston+105 kg
European Championships
2016 Førde+105 kg
2017 Split+105 kg
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore-+85 kg

Career

He 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]

He 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]

Major results
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 kg20020721032362412415451
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States+105 kg1952012032342402408437
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan+109 kg200205211240245250450
2019 Pattaya, Thailand+109 kg200207212237243248460
European Championships
2016 Førde, Norway+105 kg1952002052312312374442
2017 Split, Croatia+105 kg2002052112352402405446
2019 Batumi, Georgia+109 kg200205205222234–74225
World Junior Championships
2011 Penang, Malaysia+105 kg17017517820020620853844
2012 Antigua, Guatemala+105 kg180186190220227230417
2013 Lima, Peru+105 kg177183187--206213220----DSQ
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore, Singapore+94 kg15515516011901901952350

References
  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.
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