 Andrei Aramnau on a 2010 Belarusian stamp | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Born | (1988-04-17)17 April 1988 (age 37) |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 108.85 kg (240 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | –109 kg |
| Club | Dynamo Minsk Dynamo Mahilyow |
Medal record | |
Andrei Mikalajevič Aramnaǔ (Belarusian:Андрэй Мікалаевіч Арамнаў, born 17 April 1988) is a Belarusianweightlifter, Olympic and World Champion.
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 the2007 World Championships, with a total of 423 kg.[2]
At the2008 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the 105 kg category with world records in thesnatch with 200 kg, in theclean and jerk with 236 kg, and with a total of 436 kg.[3][2][4] These records have been nullified after theInternational Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[5] He was scheduled to compete at the2012 Olympic Games but injured his leg in training[6][7] and did not compete.
He was named 2008 Belarus Athlete of the Year.[8]
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]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Beijing,China | 105 kg | 193 | 197 | 200WR | 1 | 225 | 230 | 236 | 1 | 436WR |  |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2007 |  Chiang Mai,Thailand | 105 kg | 187 | 192 | 195 | | 220 | 225 | 228 |  | 423 | |
| 2018 |  Ashgabat,Turkmenistan | 109 kg | 175 | 182 | 5 | 210 | 16 | 392 | 9 | |||
| 2019 | Pattaya,Thailand | 109 kg | 188 | 193 | 198 | | 220 | 225 | 228 |  | 426 | |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Minsk,Belarus | 105 kg | 195 | -- | 220 | 225 | -- | -- | 420 | DSQ | ||
| 2014 |  Tel Aviv,Israel | 105 kg | 177 | 182 | 184 | | 212 | 5 | 396 | | ||
| 2019 |  Batumi,Georgia | 109 kg | 181 | 186 | 190 | | 216 | 221 | 4 | 411 | | |
| Qatar Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Doha,Qatar | 109 kg | 173 | 179 | 183 | | 208 | 218 | - | | 401 | |
| Junior World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Hangzhou,China | 94 kg | 177 | | 216 | | 393 | | ||||
| 2007 |  Prague,Czech Republic | 105 kg | 187 | | 220 | | 407 | | ||||
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