Gor Minasyan
Olympic weightlifter

Gor Minasyan

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Birth:
24 October 1994(Gyumri, Armenia)
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Scorpio
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Introduction

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).

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.

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

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 the2016 Summer Olympics.

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 kg 200 207 210 3 236 241 241 5 451 2nd, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States +105 kg 195 201 203 2nd, silver medalist(s) 234 240 240 8 437 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +109 kg 200 205 211 2nd, silver medalist(s) 240 245 250 2nd, silver medalist(s) 450 2nd, silver medalist(s)
2019 Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 200 207 212 2nd, silver medalist(s) 237 243 248 2nd, silver medalist(s) 460 2nd, silver medalist(s)
European Championships
2016 Førde, Norway +105 kg 195 200 205 2nd, silver medalist(s) 231 231 237 4 442 2nd, silver medalist(s)
2017 Split, Croatia +105 kg 200 205 211 2nd, silver medalist(s) 235 240 240 5 446 2nd, silver medalist(s)
2019 Batumi, Georgia +109 kg 200 205 205 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 222 234 – 7 422 5
World Junior Championships
2011 Penang, Malaysia +105 kg 170 175 178 1st, gold medalist(s) 200 206 208 5 384 4
2012 Antigua, Guatemala +105 kg 180 186 190 2nd, silver medalist(s) 220 227 230 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 417 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
2013 Lima, Peru +105 kg 177 183 187 -- 206 213 220 -- -- DSQ
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore, Singapore +94 kg 155 155 160 1 190 190 195 2 350 2nd, silver medalist(s)