Almir Velagić (born 22 August 1981) is a Bosnian

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competing in the +105 kg category. Velagić became a German citizen in 2000. He competed for Germany in

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, finishing 8th with a total of 413 kg. At the 2009 European Championships Velagić won bronze medals in snatch and

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, and overall silver in the +105 kg category, with a total of 418 kg. At the

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, Velagić again finished 8th. At the

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, 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 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-weightlifting-bio-stub