Artūrs Plēsnieks (born 21 January 1992) is a Latvian weightlifter. He has received several medals at junior competitions, including gold medal at Junior World Championships 2010 (385 kg).[1] Plēsnieks has competed in several World Championships, and three Olympics (2012, 2016 and 2020), wining the bronze medal in the 109 kg division at the 2020 Olympics.[2]
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| Nationality | Latvian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1992 Kroņauce, Tērvete, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108.85 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –109 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 2012 |  London, England |
105 kg | 167 | 171 | 175 | 7 | 208 | 215 | 5 | 390 | 5 | |
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
105 kg | 176 | 181 | 8 | 218 | 9 | 399 | 8 | |||
| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan |
109 kg | 175 | 180 | 6 | 220 | 225 | 230 | 2 | 410 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Antalya, Turkey |
105 kg | 164 | 21 | 208 | 13 | 372 | 15 | ||||
| 2011 |  Paris, France |
105 kg | 163 | 168 | 16 | 207 | 212 | 13 | 380 | 14 | ||
| 2013 |  Wrocław, Poland |
105 kg | 170 | 175 | 178 | 6 | 215 | 5 | 393 | 5 | ||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
105 kg | 174 | 14 | 216 | 8 | 390 | 10 | ||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
105 kg | 175 | 179 | 9 | 217 | 222 | 226 | 4 | 405 |
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| 2017 | Anaheim, United States |
105 kg | 176 | 180 | 4 | 217 | 222 |  |
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| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
109 kg | 169 | 174 | 16 | 210 | 217 | 8 | 391 | 10 | ||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
109 kg | 173 | 15 | 215 | 221 | 7 | 394 | 9 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Plēsnieks triumfē pasaules junioru čempionātā" (in Latvian). Sportacentrs.com. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Arturs Plesnieks at Olympics.com". Olympics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links edit
- Artūrs Plēsnieks at the International Weightlifting Federation (archive)
- Artūrs Plēsnieks at Olympedia
- Artūrs Plēsnieks at Olympics.com
- Artūrs Plēsnieks at Olympic.org (archived)
- Artūrs Plēsnieks at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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