Andranik Karapetyan

Andranik Karapetyan (Armenian: Անդրանիկ Կարապետյան; born December 15, 1995 in Vagharshapat, Armenia), is an Armenian weightlifter.

Andranik Karapetyan
Personal information
Born (1995-12-15) December 15, 1995
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country Armenia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)77 kg
Medal record
World Championships
2015 Houston-77 kg
European Championships
2015 Tbilisi-77 kg
2016 Forde-77 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] Andranik failed to place in the 2016 Summer Olympics when he dislocated his left elbow while performing the clean and jerk.[2]

References
  1. "IWF Anti-Doping Sanctions for 2015".
  2. "Weightlifter's arm snaps during Olympic final". 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2019-11-06.


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