Almir Velagić

Almir Velagić (born 22 August 1981) is a Bosnian German weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.

Almir Velagić

Personal information
Born	(1981-08-22) 22 August 1981 (age 44) Livno, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	140 kg (309 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	+105 kg
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Germany European Championships 2009 Bucharest +105 kg 2014 Tel Aviv +105 kg 2015 Tbilisi +105 kg
Updated on 26 July 2012

Velagić became a German citizen in 2000.^[1] He competed for Germany in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing 8th with a total of 413 kg.^[2]

At the 2009 European Championships Velagić won bronze medals in snatch and clean and jerk, and overall silver in the +105 kg category, with a total of 418 kg.^[3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Velagić again finished 8th.^[4]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Velagić finished 9th in the super-heavyweight weight class.^[5][6]