Andranik Karapetyan

Andranik Karapetyan, is an Armenian weightlifter. He was selected to compete for Armenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Weightlifting, the men's -89 kg. As of 2025, Karapetyan represents Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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.
Karapetyan failed to place in the 2016 Summer Olympics when he dislocated his left elbow while performing the clean and jerk.
In August 2024, Karapetyan competed in the men's 89kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 370 kg in total and placed seventh.