Andranik Karapetyan (; born December 15, 1995, in Vagharshapat, Armenia), is an Armenian weightlifter. He was selected to compete for Armenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Weightlifting, the men's -89 kg. As of 2025, Karapetyan represents Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Biography Karapetyan won a gold medal at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships snatching 170 kg and clean and jerking 197 kg, setting 367 kg for total.
He competed in 2015 World Weightlifting Championships and came 4th in total, but following disqualification of North Korean weightlifter Kim Kwang-song Karapetyan received the bronze medal in total (363 kg).
Karapetyan failed to place in the 2016 Summer Olympics when he dislocated his left elbow while performing the clean and jerk.
In August 2024, Karapetyan competed in the men's 89kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 370 kg in total and placed seventh.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankRepresenting Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 77 kg 170 174 176 195 195 — — 2024 Paris, France 89 kg 170 175 177 200 210 215 370 7World Championships 2015 Houston, United States 77 kg 164 167 167 191 191 196 363 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 81 kg 171 171 171 — — — — — — — 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 81 kg 168 172 172 195 195 195 — — — 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 89 kg 167 172 175 196 196 196 — — — 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 89 kg 166 172 174 5 186 186 191 19 352 122023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia89 kg 170 170 175 192 202 207 5 377 4IWF World Cup2024 Phuket, Thailand 89 kg 170 171 175 — — — — — — — European Championships 2013 Tirana, Albania 77 kg 153 157 160 — 180 185 186 — DSQ — 2015 Tbilisi, Georgia 77 kg 156 161 164 186 186 193 4 350 2016 Førde, Norway 77 kg 165 170 174 192 197 200 367 2017 Split, Croatia 85 kg 145 155 160 4 155 165 175 18 325 122021Moscow, Russia 89 kg 165 170 175 195 200 205 6 3652022Tirana, Albania 89 kg 168 174 178 191 196 196 5 365 52023Yerevan, Armenia 89 kg 167 173 178 ER 190 196 206 5 374 2024Sofia, Bulgaria 89 kg 170 175 175 4 195 204 204 7 365 5Representing European Championships 2026 Batumi, Georgia 88 kg 163 167 167 182 190 194 8 361
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