Andranik Karapetyan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1995 Vagharshapat, Armenia |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | 77 kg |
Medal record | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | — | — | — | DNF | — | |||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 89 kg | 170 | — | 200 | — | 370 | 7 | ||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Houston, United States | 77 kg | 164 | 167 |  |
191 | 196 |  |
363 |
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| 2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 81 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 81 kg | 168 | |
— | — | — | |||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 89 kg | 167 | 172 | 175 |  |
— | — | — | |||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 89 kg | 166 | 5 | 186 | 19 | 352 | 12 | ||||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 89 kg | 170 | 175 | |
192 | 202 | 5 | 377 | 4 | ||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 89 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Tirana, Albania | 77 kg | 153 | 157 | 160 | — | 180 | 186 | — | DSQ | — | |
| 2015 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 77 kg | 156 | 161 | 164 | |
186 | 4 | 350 |
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| 2016 | Førde, Norway | 77 kg | 165 | 170 | |
192 | 197 | |
367 |
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| 2017 | Split, Croatia | 85 kg | 145 | 155 | 160 | 4 | 155 | 165 | 18 | 325 | 12 | |
| 2021 | Moscow, Russia | 89 kg | 165 | 170 | |
195 | 6 | 365 |
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| 2022 | Tirana, Albania | 89 kg | 168 | 174 | |
191 | 5 | 365 | 5 | |||
| 2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | 89 kg | 167 | 173 | 178 ER | |
190 | 196 | 5 | 374 |
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| 2024 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 89 kg | 170 | 4 | 195 | 7 | 365 | 5 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "IWF Anti-Doping Sanctions for 2015".
- ^ "Weightlifter's arm snaps during Olympic final". 2016-08-11. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
External links
[edit]- Andranik Karapetyan at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Andranik Karapetyan at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Andranik Karapetyan at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Andranik Karapetyan at Olympics.com
- Andranik Karapetyan at Olympedia
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