Andranik Karapetyan

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.

Andranik Karapetyan

Personal information
Born	(1995-12-15) December 15, 1995 (age 29) Vagharshapat, Armenia
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country	Armenia
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	77 kg
Medal record World Championships 2015 Houston -77 kg European Championships 2016 Forde -77 kg 2023 Yerevan -89 kg 2015 Tbilisi -77 kg 2021 Moscow -89 kg Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei — 85 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]

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
Olympic Games
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	77 kg	170	174	176	—	195	195	—	—	DNF	—
2024	Paris, France	89 kg	170	175	177	—	200	210	215	—	370	7
World Championships
2015	Houston, United States	77 kg	164	167	167		191	191	196		363
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	81 kg	171	171	171	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	81 kg	168	172	172		195	195	195	—	—	—
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	89 kg	167	172	175		196	196	196	—	—	—
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	89 kg	166	172	174	5	186	186	191	19	352	12
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	89 kg	170	170	175		192	202	207	5	377	4
IWF World Cup
2024	Phuket, Thailand	89 kg	170	171	175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
European Championships
2013	Tirana, Albania	77 kg	153	157	160	—	180	185	186	—	DSQ	—
2015	Tbilisi, Georgia	77 kg	156	161	164		186	186	193	4	350
2016	Førde, Norway	77 kg	165	170	174		192	197	200		367
2017	Split, Croatia	85 kg	145	155	160	4	155	165	175	18	325	12
2021	Moscow, Russia	89 kg	165	170	175		195	200	205	6	365
2022	Tirana, Albania	89 kg	168	174	178		191	196	196	5	365	5
2023	Yerevan, Armenia	89 kg	167	173	178 ER		190	196	206	5	374
2024	Sofia, Bulgaria	89 kg	170	175	175	4	195	204	204	7	365	5