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Gor Minasyan
	Gor Minasyan Asian Record
Personal information
Nationality	Armenien; Bahrain
Born	25 October 1994 (age 29); Gyumri, Armenia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	150.80 kg (332 lb)
Sport
Land	Bahrain
Sport	Weightlifting
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 Armenien
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
Representing Bahrain
Olympic Games
World Championships
Asian Games
Asian Championships

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Gor Minasyan (Armenian: Գոռ Մինասյան; born 25 October 1994) is an Armenian-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

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]

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 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

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
Year	Venue	Weight	1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank	Total	Rank
Olympic Games
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien	+105 kg	200	207	210	3	236	~~241~~	241	5	451
2024	Paris, Frankreich	+102 kg	210	216	~~220~~	1	245	~~255~~	~~255~~	3	461
World Championships
2015	Houston, Vereinigte Staaten	+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, Usbekistan	+109 kg	205	~~213~~	~~213~~	4	240	243	~~253~~		448
2022	Bogotá, Kolumbien	+109 kg	205	212	~~216~~		~~241~~	242	250		462
2023	Riyadh, Saudi-Arabien	+109 kg	205	213	~~220~~		240	246	~~253~~	5	459
Asian Championships
2022	Manama, Bahrain	+109 kg	201	205	210		237	~~242~~	242		452
2023	Jinju, Südkorea	+109 kg	203	213	217		235	~~246~~	247		464
European Championships
2013	Tirana, Albanien	+105 kg	180	~~185~~	185	7	~~215~~	215	-	8	400	7
2016	Førde, Norwegen	+105 kg	195	200	205		~~231~~	231	237	4	442
2017	Split, Kroatien	+105 kg	200	205	211		235	~~240~~	~~240~~	5	446
2019	Batumi, Georgien	+109 kg	200	~~205~~	~~205~~		222	~~234~~	-	7	422	5
2021	Moscow, Russland	+109 kg	205	212	216		240	248	~~252~~		464
2022	Tirana, Albanien	+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, Rumänien	+105 kg	172	178	179		202	210	216		395
2012	Eilat, Israel	+105 kg	180	187	191		210	220	~~230~~		411
2017	Durres, Albanien	+105 kg	190	200	-		220	~~240~~	-		420
Youth Olympic Games
2010	Singapur, Singapur	+85 kg	~~155~~	155	160	1	~~190~~	190	~~195~~	2	350
World Youth Championships
2011	Lima, Peru	+94 kg	165	171	174		200	205	~~207~~		379
European Youth Championships
2010	Valencia, Spanien	+94 kg	148	~~155~~	155		178	185	~~190~~		340
2011	Ciechanów, Polen	+94 kg	165	181	-		200	209	-		390
Universiade
2017	Taipei, Taiwan	+105 kg	195	200	~~206~~	1	~~230~~	230	~~235~~	5	430
IWF Grand Prix
2015	Grozny, Russland 5th Presidents Cup	+105 kg	190	~~195~~	195		225	~~230~~	230	4	425
2019	Doha, Katar 6th International Qatar Cup	+109 kg	190	191	198		220	226	-		424

References

^ 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.
^ "Armenian weightlifter Gor Minasyan to represent Bahrain". PanARMENIAN.Net. 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ 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

Gor Minasyan at the International Weightlifting Federation
Gor Minasyan at Olympedia
Gor Minasyan at the International Weightlifting Results Project

[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.

[stunning_sweep_of_weightlifting_world_records_for_lasha_another_medal_for_britain_2021-6] Oliver, Brian (17 December 2021). "Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[world_weightlifting_championships_results_book_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.

[results_book_asian_weightlifting_championships_2022-10] "2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

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+{{MedalSilver|[[2022 World Weightlifting Championships|2022 Bogotá]]|[[2022 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +109 kg|+109 kg]]}}
+{{Medal|Bronze|[[2023 World Weightlifting Championships|2023 Riyadh]]|[[2023 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +109 kg|+109 kg]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[Weightlifting at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
+{{MedalGold|[[Weightlifting at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Weightlifting at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's +109 kg|+109 kg]]}}
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+{{MedalSilver|[[2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2024 Tashkent]]|+109 kg}}
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-'''Gor Minasyan''' ({{lang-hy|Գոռ Մինասյան}}; born 25 October 1994) is an Armenian-born Bahraini [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]], and Olympic silver medalist ([[Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's +105 kg|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).<ref>[http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/Mp109A.pdf PDF listing of 2018  Group A world championship entrants in 109 kg +]</ref>
+'''Gor Minasyan''' ({{lang-hy|Գոռ Մինասյան}}; born 25 October 1994) is an Armenian-Bahraini [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]], and Olympic silver medalist ([[Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's +105 kg|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).<ref>[http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/Mp109A.pdf PDF listing of 2018  Group A world championship entrants in 109 kg +]</ref>
 ==Career==
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 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://barbend.com/lasha-talakhadze-wins-gold-behdad-salimi-bombs-world-record-snatch/|title=Lasha Talakhadze Wins Gold, Behdad Salimi Bombs Out After World Record Snatch|last=|first=|date=16 August 2016|website=BarBend.com|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/gor-minasyan |title=MINASYAN Gor |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=17 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815053729/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/gor-minasyan |archivedate=15 August 2016 }}</ref>
-In 2021, he won the bronze medal in the [[2021 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +109 kg|men's +109 kg]] event at the [[2021 World Weightlifting Championships|World Weightlifting Championships]] held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.<ref name="stunning_sweep_of_weightlifting_world_records_for_lasha_another_medal_for_britain_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=17 December 2021|title=Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116941/iwf-world-championships|url-status=live|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="world_weightlifting_championships_results_book_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book|url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/Results_Book_2021_World_Championships_.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217203058/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/Results_Book_2021_World_Championships_.pdf|archive-date=17 December 2021|access-date=17 December 2021|website=International Weightlifting Federation}}</ref>
+In 2021, he won the bronze medal in the [[2021 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +109 kg|men's +109 kg]] event at the [[2021 World Weightlifting Championships|World Weightlifting Championships]] held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.<ref name="stunning_sweep_of_weightlifting_world_records_for_lasha_another_medal_for_britain_2021">{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=17 December 2021|title=Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116941/iwf-world-championships|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="world_weightlifting_championships_results_book_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book|url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/Results_Book_2021_World_Championships_.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217203058/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/Results_Book_2021_World_Championships_.pdf|archive-date=17 December 2021|access-date=17 December 2021|website=International Weightlifting Federation}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Armenian weightlifter Gor Minasyan to represent Bahrain |url=https://panarmenian.net/eng/news/301486 |work=PanARMENIAN.Net |date=14 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715193545/https://panarmenian.net/eng/news/301486 |archive-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>
 He won the gold medal in the men's +109{{nbsp}}kg event at the [[2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships]] held in Manama, Bahrain.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Oliver |first=Brian |date=16 October 2022 |title=Record-breaker Minasyan completes golden double for hosts Bahrain at Asian Weightlifting Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1129273/double-gold |access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="results_book_asian_weightlifting_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book |url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/10/Results_Book_2022_Asian_Manama.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016162253/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/10/Results_Book_2022_Asian_Manama.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2022 |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=IWF}}</ref>
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+|-
+| [[Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]] || align=left | {{flagicon|France}} [[Paris]], [[France]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's +102 kg|+102 kg]] || 210 || '''216''' || <s>220</s> || 1 || '''245''' || <s>255</s> || <s>255</s> || 3 || '''461''' || {{bronze3}}
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+|-
+|[[2023 World Weightlifting Championships|2023]] || align=left| {{flagicon|SAU}} [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] || [[2023 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +109 kg|+109 kg]]
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+|'''246'''
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 ! colspan=13|[[Asian Weightlifting Championships|Asian Championships]]
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 [[Category:Armenian male weightlifters]]
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-[[Category:Universiade medalists in weightlifting]]
+[[Category:Weightlifters at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Gyumri]]
+[[Category:Olympic weightlifters for Bahrain]]
+[[Category:Summer World University Games medalists in weightlifting]]
+[[Category:Weightlifters from Gyumri]]
 [[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Armenia]]
 [[Category:European Weightlifting Championships medalists]]
 [[Category:Ethnic Armenian sportspeople]]
 [[Category:21st-century Armenian people]]
+[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Bahrain]]
+[[Category:Asian Games medalists in weightlifting]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade]]