BirthOctober 251994

Gor Minasyan

Gor Minasyan, Armenian weightlifter

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When
Tuesday, October 25 199432 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Gor Minasyan

At a glance

Born 1994-10-25.

Known as: weightlifter. Citizenship: Armenia.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Gor Minasyan is an Armenian-Bahraini weightlifter, and two-time Olympic medalist competing in the super-heavyweight category.

Path and career

Career Minasyan was the youth world record holder for the snatch in the +94 kg division till middle of 2018 when new bodyweight category announced. Minasyan won a silver medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics . [ 1 ] Minasyan was banned for 2 years in 2013 after testing positive for norandrosterone . [ 2 ] Minasyan was the bronze medalist at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships , and the silver medalist at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships ,

Why this date

Gor Minasyan appears on our October 25 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.

October 25 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1994Gor Minasyan
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  3. 1997Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999)
  4. 1999Learjet 35
  5. 2001Microsoft
  6. 2001Windows XP
  7. 2009October 2009 Baghdad bombings
  8. 20102010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami
  9. 2010Mount Merapi
  10. 2022Liz Truss
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October 25 1994 — 32 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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