Gor Sahakyan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Armenia |
| Born | 1 September 2003 |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Event(s) | –67 kg, –73 kg |
Medal record | |
Gor Sahakyan (Գոռ Սահակյան; born 1 September 2003) is an Armenian weightlifter. He is a two-time European Champion (2023, 2024), bronze medalist at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, and silver medalist at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships.[1]
Career
In 2021, Saakyan won the gold medal in the men's junior 67 kg category at the European Junior Weightlifting Championships, lifting a total of 301 kg.
In May 2022, he earned a bronze medal at the 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships with a total of 302 kg, and the same year he captured another junior European title in the 67 kg class with 301 kg combined.
At the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia, Saakyan won the gold medal in the 67 kg category with a total of 320 kg — 145 kg in the snatch and 175 kg in the clean and jerk.[2][3]
At the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he won the bronze medal in the 67 kg category with a total of 312 kg, also taking a small bronze in the snatch.[4]
In February 2024, Saakyan successfully defended his European title at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, lifting 311 kg in total (140 kg snatch and 171 kg clean and jerk).[5]
At the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships in Chișinău, Moldova, Saakyan moved up to the 73 kg class and won the silver medal with a total of 338 kg (snatch 153 kg, clean and jerk 185 kg).[6]
In October 2025, at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships held in Førde, Norway, Saakyan won a small silver medal in the snatch after lifting 154 kg — a new European record. However, he failed all three attempts at 182 kg in the clean and jerk.[7][8]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 67 kg | 138 | 142 | 165 | 170 | 312 | |||||
| 2025 | Førde, Norway | 73 kg | 150 | 154 ER | — | DNF | — | |||||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | 67 kg | 142 | 145 | 171 | 175 | 320 | |||||
| 2024 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 67 kg | 138 | 140 | 3 | 168 | 171 | 311 | ||||
| 2025 | Chișinău, Moldova | 73 kg | 150 | 153 | 180 | 185 | 338 | |||||
| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Heraklion, Greece | 67 kg | 130 | 135 | 168 | 172 | 307 | |||||
| European Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Rovaniemi, Finland | 67 kg | 128 | 131 | 165 | 170 | 301 | |||||
| 2022 | Durrës, Albania | 67 kg | 129 | 132 | 165 | 169 | 301 | |||||
| Youth World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Bucharest, Romania | 61 kg | 105 | 108 | 111 | 135 | 142 | 253 | ||||
| European Youth Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Ciechanów, Poland | 61 kg | 107 | 110 | 135 | 141 | 251 | |||||
References
- ^ "European Weightlifting Championships 2025: Fourth Day Results". sportaran.com (in Russian). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Gor Saakyan becomes European champion in Armenia". vahesport.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Armenian weightlifter Gor Saakyan wins European title". PanARMENIAN.net (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Gor Saakyan wins bronze at the 2023 World Championships". sportball24.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Armenia's Gor Saakyan and Ukraine's Kamila Konotop crowned European champions". Sport-liga.net (in Russian). 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Gor Saakyan and Svetlana Moskvina win European medals". Sport-liga.net (in Russian). 16 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "World Championships 2025: six world records and Armenia's first medal". sportaran.com (in Russian). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ "World Championships: Gor Saakyan wins small silver medal". NEWS.am Sport (in Russian). Retrieved 6 October 2025.
External links
- Gor Sahakyan at the International Weightlifting Federation database