Artūrs Plēsnieks

Artūrs Plēsnieks (born 21 January 1992) is a Latvian weightlifter. He has received several medals at junior competitions, including gold medal at Junior World Championships 2010 (385 kg). Plēsnieks has competed in several World Championships, and three Olympics (2012, 2016 and 2020), winning the bronze medal in the 109 kg division at the 2020 Olympics.

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games 2012 London, England 105 kg 167 171 175 7 208 215 225 5 390 5 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 105 kg 176 180 181 8 218 223 225 9 399 8 2021 Tokyo, Japan 109 kg 175 180 183 6 220 225 230 2 410 World Championships 2010 Antalya, Turkey 105 kg 164 164 169 21 208 214 214 13 372 15 2011 Paris, France 105 kg 163 168 168 16 207 212 216 13 380 14 2013 Wrocław, Poland 105 kg 170 175 178 6 215 221 221 5 393 5 2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 105 kg 174 178 178 14 215 216 216 8 390 10 2015 Houston, United States 105 kg 175 179 182 9 217 222 226 4 405 2017 Anaheim, United States 105 kg 176 176 180 4 217 221 222 402 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 109 kg 169 173 174 16 210 217 222 8 391 10 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 109 kg 173 178 180 15 215 221 226 7 394 9