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Gor Minasyan
Gor Minasyan Asian Record
Personal information
Nationality Armenia  Bahrain
Born (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 29)
Gyumri,  Armenia
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
    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-born Bahraini 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]

    Career[edit]

    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]

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

    He won the gold medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[8][9]

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

    Major results[edit]

    Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
    1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
    Olympic Games
    2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +105 kg 200 207 210 3 236 241 241 5 451 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
    World Championships
    2015 United States Houston, United States +105 kg 195 201 203 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 234 240 240 8 437 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
    2018 Turkmenistan 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 Thailand 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 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 205 213 213 4 240 243 253 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 448 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
    2022 Colombia 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 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia +109 kg 205 213 220 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 246 253 5 459 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
    Asian Championships
    2022 Bahrain 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 South Korea 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)
    European Championships
    2013 Albania Tirana, Albania +105 kg 180 185 185 7 215 215 – 8 400 7
    2016 Norway Førde, Norway +105 kg 195 200 205 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 231 231 237 4 442 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
    2017 Croatia Split, Croatia +105 kg 200 205 211 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 235 240 240 5 446 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
    2019 Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia +109 kg 200 205 205 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 222 234 – 7 422 5
    2021 Russia 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 Albania 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 Malaysia Penang, Malaysia +105 kg 170 175 178 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 206 208 5 384 4
    2012 Guatemala 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 Peru Lima, Peru +105 kg 177 183 187 – 206 213 220 – – DSQ
    European Junior & U23 Championships
    2011 Romania 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 Israel 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 Albania 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, Singapore +85 kg 155 155 160 1 190 190 195 2 350 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
    World Youth Championships
    2011 Peru 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 Spain 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 Poland 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 Chinese Taipei Taipei, Taiwan +105 kg 195 200 206 1 230 230 235 5 430 1st place, gold medalist(s)
    IWF Grand Prix
    2015 Russia 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 Qatar 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[edit]

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

    • External links[edit]


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