Almir Velagić
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| Born | August 22, 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 kg (310 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Germany | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | +105 kg | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 26 July 2012. | |||||||||||||
Almir Velagić (born August 22, 1981 in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian-German weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.
Velagić became German citizen in 2000.[1]
He competed for Germany in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics finishing 8th with a total of 413 kg.[2]
At the 2009 European Championships he won bronze medals in snatch and clean and jerk, and overall silver in the +105 kg category, with a total of 418 kg.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again finished in 8th.[4]
Notes and references
- ↑ "Porträt Almir Velagic" (in German). ARD. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ↑ "VELAGIC Almir". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ↑ "Gewichtheben: 6 EM-Medaillen für deutsches Team" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/weightlifting/-105kg-m?event=31732
External links
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008