Bosnian-German weightlifter

Updated on 26 July 2012.

Almir Velagić (born 22 August 1981) is a Bosnian German weightlifter competing in the +105:kg category.

Velagić became German citizen in 2000.

He competed for Germany in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics finishing 8th with a total of 413:kg.

At the 2009 European Championships he won bronze medals in snatch and clean and jerk, and overall silver in the +105:kg category, with a total of 418:kg.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he again finished in 8th.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 9th in the super-heavyweight weight cl*.

References

External links

• Almir Velagic at the International Olympic Committee
• Almir Velagic at Olympics.com
• Almir Velagic at Olympedia
• Almir Velagic at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
• Almir Velagic at Beijing2008.cn at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-09-09)