Garik Karapetyan

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Garik Karapetyan
Personal information
Born (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 21)[1]
Gyumri, Armenia
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class102 kg
Coached byPashik Alaverdyan
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yerevan 102 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Sofia 102 kg

Garik Karapetyan (born 11 June 2003) is an Armenian weightlifter. A European Champion, he competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Junior career

He won silver at the 2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Las Vegas in the 89 kg category.[2]

He won gold at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent in the 96 kg division.[3] He won gold at the 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Heraklion, Greece in the 96 kg division.[4]

He won his third consecutive junior gold medal at the 2023 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico in the 102 kg category. He finished his junior career with three junior world records at this weight.[5]

Senior career

He won gold at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in the 102 kg division in April 2023. His 178 kg snatch set a European youth record.[6]

Competing at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, he snatched a new Junior world record of 183 kilograms whilst competing in the 102 kg category.[7]

He won the bronze medal at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria in the 102 kg category.[8][9]

He placed fourth at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's 102 kg division.[10] He shared first place with China's Liu Huanhua after the Snatch with a 186 kg lift but missed out on medal after the Clean & Jerk having lifted 398 kg in total.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France 102 kg 180 186 186 — 212 218 218 — 398 4
World Championships
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 102 kg 175 183 183 JWR 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 210 217 217 12 393 JWR 5
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 102 kg 180 185 185 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 212 216 — 5 401 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships
2023 Yerevan, Armenia 102 kg 172 178 178 1st place, gold medalist(s) 208 214 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 392 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 102 kg 177 182 187 1st place, gold medalist(s) 211 212 217 5 394 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Personal life

He lives in Gyumri and is coached by his father, Alexan Karapetyan, who was also a weightlifter. He attended Shirak State University.[11]

References

  1. ^ "KARAPETYAN Garik". Paris 2024 Olympics.
  2. ^ "Armenian weightlifters win bronze and silver medals at World Youth Championship". armenpress.am. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Armenian weightlifter Garik Karapetyan crowned world youth champion". armradio.am. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Garik Karapetyan was declared the champion, but the Turkish weightlifter showed unsportsmanlike behavior". radar.am. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Armenia's Garik Karapetyan Claims Third Straight Junior World Title". Massispost.com. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  6. ^ "20-year-old Garik Karapetyan wins a gold medal at the European Weightlifting Championships with a world and European youth record". escs.am. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Garik Karapetyan (102KG) Sets 183KG Snatch Junior World Record at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships". barbend.com. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (20 February 2024). "Sofia 2024 Day 8: Tsikhantsou and Koanda with impressive wins". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Samvel Gasparyan - European vice-champion, Garik Karapetyan - bronze medalist". sport.news.am. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Paris 2024. Garik Karapetyan is 4th in the Olympic Games". armradio.am. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Armenian Olympic team: Garik Karapetyan". mediamax.am. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.