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Almir Velagić
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Quick Facts
| Intro | German weightlifter |
| A.K.A. | Velagic |
| Is | Athlete Weightlifter |
| From | Germany |
| Field | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 22 August 1981, Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Age | 41 years |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Biography
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 class.
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http://www.ard.ndr.de/peking2008/sportler/portrait100_athleteId-31910.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20110527172337/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=335
http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=335
http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/593246
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/almir-velagic/
http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/weightlifting/-105kg-m?event=31732
https://web.archive.org/web/20080909193259/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/202630.shtml
https://www.olympic.org/almir-velagic
https://www.teamdeutschland.de/de/athleten/detail/a_action/show/a_athletes/almir-velagic-332.html
https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/almir-velagic-1.html