Andrei Aramnau

Andrei Mikalayevich Aramnau (Belarusian: Андрэй Мікалаевіч Арамнаў, born 17 April 1988) is a Belarusian weightlifter, Olympic and World Champion.

Andrei Aramnau

Andrei Aramnau on a 2010 Belarusian stamp
Personal information
Nationality	Belarussian
Born	17 April 1988 Barysaw, Belarus
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	108.85 kg (240 lb)
Sport
Country	Belarus
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	–109 kg
Club	Dynamo Minsk Dynamo Mahilyow
Medal record Representing  Belarus Olympic Games 2008 Beijing –105 kg World Championships 2007 Chiang Mai –105 kg 2019 Pattaya –109 kg European Championships 2014 Tel Aviv –105 kg 2019 Batumi –109 kg

Career

Andrei was born with six fingers on one hand, but had one removed in 2002 before his coach allowed him to train for the European Championships.[1]

He won silver in the 94 kg category at the 2006 Junior World Championships, with a total of 393 kg.[2] At the 2007 Junior World Championships he won gold in the 105 kg category, with a total of 407 kg.[2]

Aramnau became world champion in the 105 kg category at the 2007 World Championships, with a total of 423 kg.[2]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the 105 kg category with world records in the snatch with 200 kg, in the clean and jerk with 236 kg, and with a total of 436 kg.[2][3] These records have been nullified after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[4] He was scheduled to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games but injured his leg in training[5][6] and did not compete.

He was named 2008 Belarus Athlete of the Year.[7]

He won the gold medal in the 105 kg category at the 2010 European Championships, with 420 kg in total but then had the medal stripped due to a doping violation.[2]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2008	Beijing, China	105 kg	193	197	200 WR	1	225	230	236	1	436 WR
World Championships
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	105 kg	187	192	195		220	225	228		423
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	109 kg	175	181	182	5	210	215	215	16	392	9
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	109 kg	188	193	198		220	225	228		426
European Championships
2010	Minsk, Belarus	105 kg	195	201	201	--	220	225	--	--	420	DSQ
2014	Tel Aviv, Israel	105 kg	177	182	184		212	212	220	5	396
2019	Batumi, Georgia	109 kg	181	186	190		216	221	226	4	411
Qatar Cup
2018	Doha, Qatar	109 kg	173	179	183		208	218	-		401
Junior World Championships
2006	Hangzhou, China	94 kg	177				216				393
2007	Prague, Czech Republic	105 kg	187				220				407

References

1. IWF.net. "Andrei Aramnau Biography". Retrieved 2 December 2018.
2. "Aramnau Andrei". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
3. Andrey Aryamnov. sports-reference.com
4. "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 109 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
5. "Oleksiy Torokhtiy wins gold in 105k". ESPN. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
6. "Injury forces Olympic champion Aramnau out of Games". Reuters. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
7. Marynina, Nastassia (20 January 2009). "Olympic athletes scoop Belarusian sports awards". International Sports Press Association. Retrieved 2 February 2009.

External links

• Andrei Aramnau at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Andrei Aramnau at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)