Gor Minasyan


Gor Minasyan is an Armenian weightlifter, and Olympic silver medalist competing in the super-heavyweight category.

Career

He 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.
He 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.

Major results