Almir Velagić Explained
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Porträt Almir Velagic. ARD. German. 2009-04-12. 19 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719065440/http://www.ard.ndr.de/peking2008/sportler/portrait100_athleteId-31910.html. live.
- Web site: VELAGIC Almir. International Weightlifting Federation. 2009-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527172337/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=335. 2011-05-27. dead.
- News: Gewichtheben: 6 EM-Medaillen für deutsches Team. German. Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2009-04-13. 2009-04-13.
- Web site: + 105kg men results - Weightlifting - London 2012 Olympics . 23 October 2013 . 17 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151217122701/http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/weightlifting/-105kg-m?event=31732 . live .
- Web site: Almir VELAGIC. Olympic Channel. 2020-03-02. 2 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200302042250/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/almir-velagic/. live.
- Almir Velagic . https://web.archive.org/web/20161204033842/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/almir-velagic-1.html . 2016-12-04.
