Almir Velagić (born 22 August 1981) is a
Bosnian German
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weightlifter
Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lif ...
competing in the +105 kg category.
Velagić became a German citizen in 2000. He competed for Germany in
weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.
The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following ...
, finishing 8th with a total of 413 kg.
At the
2009 European Championships Velagić won bronze medals in
snatch and
clean and jerk, and overall silver in the +105 kg category, with a total of 418 kg.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics, Velagić again finished 8th.
At the
2016 Summer Olympics, Velagić finished 9th in the super-heavyweight weight class.
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1981 births
Living people
Weightlifting coaches
Sportspeople from Livno
Naturalized citizens of Germany
Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Germany
German male weightlifters
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic weightlifters for Germany
European Weightlifting Championships medalists
German sports coaches
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