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Born | Livno, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | 22 August 1981||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 140 kg (309 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | +105 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 26 July 2012. |
Almir Velagić (born 22 August 1981) is a Bosnian German weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.
Velagić became a 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 Velagić 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, Velagić again finished 8th. [4]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Velagić finished 9th in the super-heavyweight weight class. [5] [6]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Livno, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | 22 August 1981||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 140 kg (309 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | +105 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 26 July 2012. |
Almir Velagić (born 22 August 1981) is a Bosnian German weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.
Velagić became a 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 Velagić 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, Velagić again finished 8th. [4]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Velagić finished 9th in the super-heavyweight weight class. [5] [6]