Rio 2016: Gor Minasyan brought the third silver medal to Armenia
Armenian’s weightlifting team member Gor Minasyan won silver medalist of the men’s over 105kg weightlifting at the 31st Olympic games in Rio.
In the snatch Gor Minasyan lifted 210kg, while in the clean and jerk the Armenian weightlifter lifted 241kg. Gor Minasyan became Olympic Vice Champion with a total result of 451kg.
Another representative of Armenia Ruben Aleksanyan took the forth place with a total result 440kg.
To note, Georgia’s Lasha Talakhadze won the men’s over 105kg weightlifting with a world record, clinching his country’s first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic games.