Gor Minasyan

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

Gor Minasyan
Gor Minasyan Asian Record
Personal information
Nationality Armenia  Bahrain
Born (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994
Gyumri,  Armenia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight150.80 kg (332 lb)
Sport
CountryBahrain
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+109 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 217 kg (2023)
  • Clean and jerk: 250 kg (2022)
  • Total: 464 kg (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro+105 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Ashgabat+109 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Pattaya+109 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Houston+105 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tashkent+109 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Førde+105 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Split+105 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Moscow+109 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Tirana+109 kg
Representing  Bahrain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Bogotá+109 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Riyadh+109 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou+109 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Manama+109 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Jinju+109 kg

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]

He won the gold medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[8][9]

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
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+105 kg200207210323624124154512nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States+105 kg1952012032nd place, silver medalist(s)23424024084373rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan+109 kg2002052112nd place, silver medalist(s)2402452502nd place, silver medalist(s)4502nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand+109 kg2002072122nd place, silver medalist(s)2372432482nd place, silver medalist(s)4602nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan+109 kg20521321342402432533rd place, bronze medalist(s)4483rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia+109 kg2052122163rd place, bronze medalist(s)2412422502nd place, silver medalist(s)4622nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia+109 kg 205 213 220 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 246 253 5 459 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2022Bahrain Manama, Bahrain+109 kg2012052101st place, gold medalist(s)2372422422nd place, silver medalist(s)4521st place, gold medalist(s)
2023South Korea Jinju, South Korea+109 kg2032132171st place, gold medalist(s)2352462471st place, gold medalist(s)4641st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships
2013Albania Tirana, Albania+105 kg1801851857215215–84007
2016Norway Førde, Norway+105 kg1952002052nd place, silver medalist(s)23123123744422nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017Croatia Split, Croatia+105 kg2002052112nd place, silver medalist(s)23524024054462nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia+109 kg2002052053rd place, bronze medalist(s)222234–74225
2021Russia Moscow, Russia+109 kg2052122162nd place, silver medalist(s)2402482522nd place, silver medalist(s)4642nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Albania Tirana, Albania+109 kg2022102103rd place, bronze medalist(s)23624524544463rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2011Malaysia Penang, Malaysia+105 kg1701751781st place, gold medalist(s)20020620853844
2012Guatemala Antigua, Guatemala+105 kg1801861902nd place, silver medalist(s)2202272303rd place, bronze medalist(s)4173rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013Peru Lima, Peru+105 kg177183187–206213220––DSQ
European Junior & U23 Championships
2011Romania Bukarest, Romania+105 kg1721781792nd place, silver medalist(s)2022102162nd place, silver medalist(s)3952nd place, silver medalist(s)
2012Israel Eilat, Israel+105 kg1801871912nd place, silver medalist(s)2102202303rd place, bronze medalist(s)4113rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017Albania Durres, Albania+105 kg190200–1st place, gold medalist(s)220240–1st place, gold medalist(s)4201st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games
2010Singapore Singapore, Singapore+85 kg155155160119019019523502nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Youth Championships
2011Peru Lima, Peru+94 kg1651711741st place, gold medalist(s)2002052071st place, gold medalist(s)3791st place, gold medalist(s)
European Youth Championships
2010Spain Valencia, Spain+94 kg1481551552nd place, silver medalist(s)1781851902nd place, silver medalist(s)3402nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011Poland Ciechanów, Poland+94 kg165181–1st place, gold medalist(s)200209–1st place, gold medalist(s)3901st place, gold medalist(s)
Universiade
2017Chinese Taipei Taipei, Taiwan+105 kg195200206123023023554301st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF Grand Prix
2015Russia Grozny, Russia
5th Presidents Cup		+105 kg1901951952nd place, silver medalist(s)22523023044252nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Qatar Doha, Qatar
6th International Qatar Cup		+109 kg1901911981st place, gold medalist(s)220226–3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4241st place, gold medalist(s)

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. Oliver, Brian (16 October 2022). "Record-breaker Minasyan completes golden double for hosts Bahrain at Asian Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. "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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