Andrei Aramnau

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikalajevič and the family name is Aramnaǔ.

Andrei Aramnau
Andrei Aramnau on a 2010 Belarusian stamp
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988 (age 36)
Barysaw, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Belarus)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight108.85 kg (240 lb)
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportWeightlifting
Event–109 kg
ClubDynamo Minsk
Dynamo Mahilyow
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing –105 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Chiang Mai –105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pattaya –109 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Batumi –105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tel Aviv –105 kg

Andrei Mikalajevič Aramnaǔ (Belarusian: Андрэй Мікалаевіч Арамнаў, born 17 April 1988) is a Belarusian weightlifter, Olympic and World Champion.

Career

Andrei was born with six fingers on one hand, but had one removed in 2002 before his coach allowed him to train for the European Championships.[1]

He won silver in the 94 kg category at the 2006 Junior World Championships, with a total of 393 kg.[2] At the 2007 Junior World Championships he won gold in the 105 kg category, with a total of 407 kg.[2]

Aramnau became world champion in the 105 kg category at the 2007 World Championships, with a total of 423 kg.[2]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the 105 kg category with world records in the snatch with 200 kg, in the clean and jerk with 236 kg, and with a total of 436 kg.[2][3] These records have been nullified after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[4] He was scheduled to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games but injured his leg in training[5][6] and did not compete.

He was named 2008 Belarus Athlete of the Year.[7]

He won the gold medal in the 105 kg category at the 2010 European Championships, with 420 kg in total but then had the medal stripped due to a doping violation.[2]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008 China Beijing, China 105 kg 193 197 200 WR 1 225 230 236 1 436 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 105 kg 187 192 195 1st place, gold medalist(s) 220 225 228 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 423 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 109 kg 175 181 182 5 210 215 215 16 392 9
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 109 kg 188 193 198 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 220 225 228 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 426 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships
2010 Belarus Minsk, Belarus 105 kg 195 201 201 -- 220 225 -- -- 420 DSQ
2014 Israel Tel Aviv, Israel 105 kg 177 182 184 1st place, gold medalist(s) 212 212 220 5 396 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia 109 kg 181 186 190 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 216 221 226 4 411 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Qatar Cup
2018 Qatar Doha, Qatar 109 kg 173 179 183 1st place, gold medalist(s) 208 218 - 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 401 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships
2006 China Hangzhou, China 94 kg 177 1st place, gold medalist(s) 216 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 393 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 105 kg 187 1st place, gold medalist(s) 220 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 407 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ IWF.net. "Andrei Aramnau Biography". Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Aramnau Andrei". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ^ Andrey Aryamnov. sports-reference.com
  4. ^ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 109 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Oleksiy Torokhtiy wins gold in 105k". ESPN. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Injury forces Olympic champion Aramnau out of Games". Reuters. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. ^ Marynina, Nastassia (20 January 2009). "Olympic athletes scoop Belarusian sports awards". International Sports Press Association. Retrieved 2 February 2009.


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