Andranik Karapetyan

Andranik Karapetyan
Personal information
Born (1995-12-15) December 15, 1995
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country Armenia until 2025,  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2025-
SportWeightlifting
Event
77 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Houston77 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Forde77 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Yerevan89 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Tbilisi77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Moscow89 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place2017 Taipei85 kg
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 Batumi88 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. As of 2025, Karapetyan represents Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil77 kg170174176N/a195195—N/aDNF—
2024Paris, France89 kg170175177N/a200210215N/a3707
World Championships
2015Houston, United States77 kg164167 1672nd place, silver medalist(s)191 1911963rd place, bronze medalist(s)3633rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan81 kg171171 171 ———————
2019Pattaya, Thailand81 kg1681721723rd place, bronze medalist(s)195195195———
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan89 kg1671721751st place, gold medalist(s)196196196———
2022Bogotá, Colombia89 kg16617217451861861911935212
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 89 kg1701701751st place, gold medalist(s)19220220753774
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand89 kg170171175———————
European Championships
2013Tirana, Albania77 kg153157160—180185186—DSQ—
2015Tbilisi, Georgia77 kg1561611641st place, gold medalist(s)18618619343503rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016Førde, Norway77 kg1651701741st place, gold medalist(s)1921972001st place, gold medalist(s)3671st place, gold medalist(s)
2017Split, Croatia85 kg14515516041551651751832512
2021Moscow, Russia89 kg1651701753rd place, bronze medalist(s)19520020563653rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Tirana, Albania89 kg1681741782nd place, silver medalist(s)19119619653655
2023Yerevan, Armenia89 kg167173178 ER1st place, gold medalist(s)19019620653742nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Sofia, Bulgaria89 kg170175175419520420473655
Representing  Bosnia and Herzegovina
European Championships
2026Batumi, Georgia88 kg1631671672nd place, silver medalist(s)18219019483613rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "IWF Anti-Doping Sanctions for 2015". Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  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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