Garik Karapetyan (born 11 June 2003) is an Armenian weightlifter. A European Champion, he competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 11 June 2003[1] Gyumri, Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 102 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pashik Alaverdyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editJunior career
editHe 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
editHe 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.
In April 2025 in Moldova, he won the gold medal in the 109kg category ahead of his compatriot and two-time Olympic silver medallist and world record holder Simon Martirosyan at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships.[11] He won his third European title the following year, winning in the 110kg category at the 2026 European Weightlifting Championships in Georgia.[12]
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 102 kg | 180 | 186 | N/a | 212 | N/a | 398 | 4 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 102 kg | 175 | 183 JWR |  | 210 | 12 | 393 JWR | 5 | |||
| 2025 | Førde, Norway | 110 kg | 187 |  | 220 | 6 | 407 | 4 | ||||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 102 kg | 180 | 185 | | 212 | 216 | — | 5 | 401 | | |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | 102 kg | 172 | 178 |  | 208 | 214 | — | | 392 | | |
| 2024 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 102 kg | 177 | 182 | | 212 | 5 | 394 | | |||
| 2025 | Chișinău, Moldova | 109 kg | 180 | 185 | | 212 | 220 | 226 | | 411 | | |
| 2026 | Batumi, Georgia | 110 kg | 183 | 189 | | 215 | 226 | | 415 | | ||
Personal life
editHe lives in Gyumri and is coached by his father, Alexan Karapetyan, who was also a weightlifter. He attended Shirak State University.[13]
References
edit- ↑ "KARAPETYAN Garik". Paris 2024 Olympics.
- ↑ "Armenian weightlifters win bronze and silver medals at World Youth Championship". armenpress.am. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Armenian weightlifter Garik Karapetyan crowned world youth champion". armradio.am. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Garik Karapetyan was declared the champion, but the Turkish weightlifter showed unsportsmanlike behavior". radar.am. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Armenia's Garik Karapetyan Claims Third Straight Junior World Title". Massispost.com. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Garik Karapetyan (102KG) Sets 183KG Snatch Junior World Record at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships". barbend.com. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (20 February 2024). "Sofia 2024 Day 8: Tsikhantsou and Koanda with impressive wins". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Samvel Gasparyan - European vice-champion, Garik Karapetyan - bronze medalist". sport.news.am. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Paris 2024. Garik Karapetyan is 4th in the Olympic Games". armradio.am. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (21 April 2025). "Chisinau Day 8: Armenia's first gold". Inside the Games. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (26 April 2026). "Batumi 2026: Karapetyan secures third European crown". Inside the Games. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "Armenian Olympic team: Garik Karapetyan". mediamax.am. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
edit- Garik Karapetyan at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Garik Karapetyan at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Garik Karapetyan at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Garik Karapetyan at Olympics.com
- Garik Karapetyan at Olympedia
- Garik Karapetyan at InterSportStats
- Garik Karapetyan on Instagram
