Gor Minasyan

Gor Minasyan
Minasyan at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Armenia
 Bahrain
Born (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994
Gyumri, Armenia
Alma materGyumri State Pedagogical Institute
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
2016 Rio de Janeiro +105 kg
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat +109 kg
2019 Pattaya +109 kg
2015 Houston +105 kg
2021 Tashkent +109 kg
European Championships
2016 Førde +105 kg
2017 Split +105 kg
2021 Moscow +109 kg
2022 Tirana +109 kg
Representing  Bahrain
Olympic Games
2024 Paris +102 kg
World Championships
2022 Bogotá +109 kg
2023 Riyadh +109 kg
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou +109 kg
Asian Championships
2022 Manama +109 kg
2023 Jinju +109 kg
2024 Tashkent +109 kg

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
2024 Manama, Bahrain +109 kg 205 210 215 245 245 245 5 455 4
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, Russia
5th Presidents Cup		 +105 kg 190 195 195 225 230 230 4 425
2019 Doha, Qatar
6th International Qatar Cup		 +109 kg 190 191 198 220 226 — 424

References

  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.
  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.
  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.
  10. ^ "2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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