Gor Minasyan Explained

Gor Minasyan (hy|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 +109kg 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 +102kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.^[11]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=60	1	width=60	2	width=60	3	width=45	Rank	width=60	1	width=60	2	width=60	3	width=45	Rank
Olympic Games
	align=left			200	207	210		236	241	241		451
	align=left			210	216	220		245	255	255		461
World Championships
	align=left	Houston, United States		195	201	203		234	240	240	8	437
	align=left	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan		200	205	211		240	245	250		450
	Pattaya, Thailand		200	207	212		237	243	248		460
	Tashkent, Uzbekistan		205	213	213	4	240	243	253		448
	Bogotá, Colombia		205	212	216		241	242	250		462
	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	+109 kg	205	213	220		240	246	253	5	459
Asian Games
	Hangzhou, China		205	212 GR	—		235	245 GR	—		457 GR
Asian Championships
	Manama, Bahrain	+109 kg	201	205	210		237	242	242		452
	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
	align=left	Tirana, Albania	+105 kg	180	185	185	7	215	215	—	8	400	7
	align=left	Førde, Norway	+105 kg	195	200	205		231	231	237	4	442
	align=left	Split, Croatia	+105 kg	200	205	211		235	240	240	5	446
	align=left	Batumi, Georgia	+109 kg	200	205	205		222	234	—	7	422	5
	align=left	Moscow, Russia	+109 kg	205	212	216		240	248	252		464
	align=left	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	+105 kg	180	186	190		220	227	230		417
2013	align=left	Lima, Peru	+105 kg	177	183	187	—	206	213	220	—	DSQ	—
European Junior & U23 Championships
2011	align=left	Bukarest, Romania	+105 kg	172	178	179		202	210	216		395
2012	align=left	Eilat, Israel	+105 kg	180	187	191		210	220	230		411
	align=left	Durres, Albania	+105 kg	190	200	—		220	240	—		420
Youth Olympic Games
	Singapore, Singapore		155	155	160		190	190	195		350
World Youth Championships
2011	align=left	Lima, Peru	+94 kg	165	171	174		200	205	207		379
European Youth Championships
2010	align=left	Valencia, Spain	+94 kg	148	155	155		178	185	190		340
2011	align=left	Ciechanów, Poland	+94 kg	165	181	—		200	209	—		390
Universiade
	align=left	Taipei, Taiwan		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

Notes and References

1. http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/Mp109A.pdf PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 109 kg +
2. Web site: Samvel Khachatryan: Gor Minasyan has won Armenia's first silver medal of Olympic Games since 1996. PanArmenian.Net. 5 December 2012.
3. Web site: Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel . iwf.net . International Weightlifting Federation . 8 August 2016.
4. Web site: Lasha Talakhadze Wins Gold, Behdad Salimi Bombs Out After World Record Snatch. 16 August 2016. BarBend.com. en-US. 17 August 2016.
5. Web site: MINASYAN Gor . Rio 2016 . 17 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160815053729/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/gor-minasyan . 15 August 2016 .
6. News: Oliver. Brian. 17 December 2021. Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 December 2021.
7. Web site: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217203058/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/Results_Book_2021_World_Championships_.pdf. 17 December 2021. 17 December 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
8. News: Armenian weightlifter Gor Minasyan to represent Bahrain . PanARMENIAN.Net . 14 July 2022 . 15 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715193545/https://panarmenian.net/eng/news/301486 . 15 July 2022.
9. News: Oliver . Brian . 16 October 2022 . Record-breaker Minasyan completes golden double for hosts Bahrain at Asian Weightlifting Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 16 October 2022.
10. Web site: 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20221016162253/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/10/Results_Book_2022_Asian_Manama.pdf . 16 October 2022 . 16 October 2022 . IWF.
11. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.