Andranik Karapetyan

Armenian weightlifter (born 1995)
Andranik Karapetyan
Personal information
Born (1995-12-15) December 15, 1995 (age 28)
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country Armenia
SportWeightlifting
Event77 kg
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Houston -77 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Forde -77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Yerevan -89 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tbilisi -77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Moscow -89 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei — 85 kg

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

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

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 170 174 176 — 195 195 — — DNF —
2024 Paris, France 89 kg 170 175 177 — 200 210 215 — 370 7
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States 77 kg 164 167 167 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 191 191 196 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 363 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 81 kg 171 171 171 — — — — — — —
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 81 kg 168 172 172 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 195 195 195 — — —
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 89 kg 167 172 175 1st place, gold medalist(s) 196 196 196 — — —
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 89 kg 166 172 174 5 186 186 191 19 352 12
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 89 kg 170 170 175 1st place, gold medalist(s) 192 202 207 5 377 4
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 89 kg 170 171 175 — — — — — — —
European Championships
2013 Tirana, Albania 77 kg 153 157 160 — 180 185 186 — DSQ —
2015 Tbilisi, Georgia 77 kg 156 161 164 1st place, gold medalist(s) 186 186 193 4 350 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016 Førde, Norway 77 kg 165 170 174 1st place, gold medalist(s) 192 197 200 1st place, gold medalist(s) 367 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Split, Croatia 85 kg 145 155 160 4 155 165 175 18 325 12
2021 Moscow, Russia 89 kg 165 170 175 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 195 200 205 6 365 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Tirana, Albania 89 kg 168 174 178 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 191 196 196 5 365 5
2023 Yerevan, Armenia 89 kg 167 173 178 ER 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 196 206 5 374 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 89 kg 170 175 175 4 195 204 204 7 365 5

References

  1. ^ "IWF Anti-Doping Sanctions for 2015".
  2. ^ "Weightlifter's arm snaps during Olympic final". 2016-08-11. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2019-11-06.


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