Artūrs Plēsnieks

Artūrs Plēsnieks

Personal information
Nationality	Latvian
Born	(1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 Kroņauce, Tērvete, Latvia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	108.85 kg (240 lb)
Sport
Country	Latvia
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–109 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 181 kg (2016) Clean and jerk: 230 kg (2021) Total: 410 kg (2021)
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing Latvia Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo –109 kg World Championships 2017 Anaheim –105 kg 2015 Houston –105 kg European Championships 2016 Forde –105 kg 2013 Tirana –105 kg

Artūrs Plēsnieks (born 21 January 1992) is a Latvian weightlifter. He has received several medals at junior competitions, including gold medal at Junior World Championships 2010 (385 kg). Plēsnieks has competed in several World Championships, and three Olympics (2012, 2016 and 2020), winning the bronze medal in the 109 kg division at the 2020 Olympics.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2012	London, England	105 kg	167	171	175	7	208	215	225	5	390	5
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	105 kg	176	180	181	8	218	223	225	9	399	8
2021	Tokyo, Japan	109 kg	175	180	183	6	220	225	230	2	410
World Championships
2010	Antalya, Turkey	105 kg	164	164	169	21	208	214	214	13	372	15
2011	Paris, France	105 kg	163	168	168	16	207	212	216	13	380	14
2013	Wrocław, Poland	105 kg	170	175	178	6	215	221	221	5	393	5
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	105 kg	174	178	178	14	215	216	216	8	390	10
2015	Houston, United States	105 kg	175	179	182	9	217	222	226	4	405
2017	Anaheim, United States	105 kg	176	176	180	4	217	221	222		402
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	109 kg	169	173	174	16	210	217	222	8	391	10
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	109 kg	173	178	180	15	215	221	226	7	394	9

External links

• Artūrs Plēsnieks at the International Weightlifting Federation (archive)
• Artūrs Plēsnieks at the International Weightlifting Results Project
• Artūrs Plēsnieks at Lift Up
• Artūrs Plēsnieks at Olympedia
• Artūrs Plēsnieks at Olympics.com
• Artūrs Plēsnieks at Olympic.org (archived)
• Artūrs Plēsnieks at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)