Andranik Karapetyan

Andranik Karapetyan
Personal information
Born (1995-12-15) December 15, 1995
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country Armenia
SportWeightlifting
Event77 kg
Medal record
World Championships
2015 Houston -77 kg
European Championships
2016 Forde -77 kg
2023 Yerevan -89 kg
2015 Tbilisi -77 kg
2021 Moscow -89 kg
Summer Universiade
2017 Taipei — 85 kg

Andranik Karapetyan (Armenian: Անդրանիկ Կարապետյան; born December 15, 1995, in Vagharshapat, Armenia), is an Armenian weightlifter. He was selected to compete for Armenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Weightlifting, the men's -89 kg.

Biography

Karapetyan won a gold medal at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships snatching 170 kg and clean and jerking 197 kg, setting 367 kg for total.

He competed in 2015 World Weightlifting Championships and came 4th in total, but following disqualification of North Korean weightlifter Kim Kwang-song Karapetyan received the bronze medal in total (363 kg).[1]

Karapetyan failed to place in the 2016 Summer Olympics when he dislocated his left elbow while performing the clean and jerk.[2]

In August 2024, Karapetyan competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 370 kg in total and placed seventh.

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 77 kg 170 174 176 195 195 DNF
2024 Paris, France 89 kg 170 175 177 200 210 215 370 7
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States 77 kg 164 167 167 191 191 196 363
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 81 kg 171 171 171
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 81 kg 168 172 172 195 195 195
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 89 kg 167 172 175 196 196 196
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 89 kg 166 172 174 5 186 186 191 19 352 12
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 89 kg 170 170 175 192 202 207 5 377 4
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 89 kg 170 171 175
European Championships
2013 Tirana, Albania 77 kg 153 157 160 180 185 186 DSQ
2015 Tbilisi, Georgia 77 kg 156 161 164 186 186 193 4 350
2016 Førde, Norway 77 kg 165 170 174 192 197 200 367
2017 Split, Croatia 85 kg 145 155 160 4 155 165 175 18 325 12
2021 Moscow, Russia 89 kg 165 170 175 195 200 205 6 365
2022 Tirana, Albania 89 kg 168 174 178 191 196 196 5 365 5
2023 Yerevan, Armenia 89 kg 167 173 178 ER 190 196 206 5 374
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 89 kg 170 175 175 4 195 204 204 7 365 5

References

  1. ^ "IWF Anti-Doping Sanctions for 2015".
  2. ^ "Weightlifter's arm snaps during Olympic final". 2016-08-11. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2019-11-06.