# Gor Minasyan

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)

## 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.
Minasyan was banned for 2 years in 2013 after testing positive for norandrosterone.
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.
In 2021, Minasyan won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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.
He won the gold medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.
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.

## Major results

| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
| Year | Venue | Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total | 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 | |
| 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 | |