Armenian weightlifter (born 1994)
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]
Career
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
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 , 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
Bucharest , Romania
+105 kg
172
178
179
202
210
216
395
2012
Eilat , Israel
+105 kg
180
187
191
210
220
230
411
2017
Durrës , 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 , Russia5th Presidents Cup
+105 kg
190
195
195
225
230
230
4
425
2019
Doha , Qatar6th International Qatar Cup
+109 kg
190
191
198
220
226
—
424
References
External links
1974–1990: +110 kg • 1994: +108 kg • 1998–2018: +105 kg • 2022: +109 kg