Plesnieks, Arturs

NOC Latvia   
GenderMen
Born21 Jan 1992 in Dobele, LAT
Height1.80 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Ventspils, LAT
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Ventspils Olympic Centre: Latvia
Name of coach Eduards Andruskevics, LAT
When and where did you begin this sport? He took up the sport at age nine in Dobele, Latvia.
General Interest
Injuries He underwent shoulder surgery after the 2016 Olympic Games and did not compete again until the following year. He required a second shoulder operation in 2018 before returning to competition in September that year at the national championships in Dobele, Latvia. (ocventspils.lv, 04 Sep 2018; sportacentrs.com, 02 Sep 2018, 16 Aug 2018, 19 Oct 2017)

He suffered an abdominal injury in 2013. (sportacentrs.com, 25 Oct 2013)
Hero / Idol US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2020)
Further Personal Information
Languages English, Latvian, Russian
Family Wife Beatrise Plesniece, son Valdis
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? His father encouraged him to become stronger.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete
General Interest
Hobbies Spending time with his family. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2020)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning gold in the 105kg category at the 2016 European Championships in Forde, Norway, and claiming bronze in the same category at the 2015 World Championships in Houston, TX, United States of America. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2020)
Most influential person in career Coach Eduards Andruskevics, and his family. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2020)
Ambitions To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2020)
Awards and honours He was a nominee for the Best Athlete of Latvia award on three occasions, and has been named the Best Athlete of Ventspils, Latvia, on six occasions. (Athlete, 17 Aug 2020)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 3 109kg   Tokyo
2016 8 105kg   Rio de Janeiro
2012 5 105kg   London
World Championships
2023 12 102kg   Riyadh
2023 11 102kg - Snatch   Riyadh
2023 14 102kg - Clean & Jerk   Riyadh
2022 10 102kg   Bogotį
2022 14 102kg - Snatch   Bogotį
2022 8 102kg - Clean & Jerk   Bogotį
2019 9 109kg   Pattaya
2019 15 109kg - Snatch   Pattaya
2019 7 109kg - Clean & Jerk   Pattaya
2018 10 109kg   Ashgabat
2018 16 109kg - Snatch   Ashgabat
2018 8 109kg - Clean & Jerk   Ashgabat
2017 2 105kg   Anaheim, CA
2017 4 105kg - Snatch   Anaheim, CA
2017 2 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Anaheim, CA
2015 3 105kg   Houston, TX
2015 9 105kg - Snatch   Houston, TX
2015 4 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Houston, TX
2014 10 105kg   Almaty
2014 14 105kg - Snatch   Almaty
2014 8 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Almaty
2013 5 105kg   Wroclaw
2013 6 105kg - Snatch   Wroclaw
2013 5 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Wroclaw
2011 14 105kg   Paris
2011 16 105kg - Snatch   Paris
2011 13 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Paris
2010 15 105kg   Antalya
2010 21 105kg - Snatch   Antalya
2010 13 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Antalya
European Championships
2024   102kg   Sofia
2024 8 102kg - Snatch   Sofia
2024   102kg - Clean & Jerk   Sofia
2023 4 102kg   Yerevan
2023 4 102kg - Snatch   Yerevan
2023 3 102kg - Clean & Jerk   Yerevan
2022 6 102kg   Tirana
2022 7 102kg - Snatch   Tirana
2022 4 102kg - Clean & Jerk   Tirana
2021 6 109kg   Moscow
2021 9 109kg - Snatch   Moscow
2021 6 109kg - Clean & Jerk   Moscow
2019 4 109kg   Batumi
2019 8 109kg - Snatch   Batumi
2019 2 109kg - Clean & Jerk   Batumi
2016 1 105kg   Fųrde
2016 5 105kg - Snatch   Fųrde
2016 1 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Fųrde
2015 7 105kg   Tbilisi
2015 8 105kg - Snatch   Tbilisi
2015 3 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Tbilisi
2014 4 105kg   Tel Aviv
2014 8 105kg - Snatch   Tel Aviv
2014 3 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Tel Aviv
2013 3 105kg   Tirana
2013 5 105kg - Snatch   Tirana
2013 2 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Tirana
2012 4 105kg   Antalya
2012 6 105kg - Snatch   Antalya
2012 4 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Antalya
2011 7 105kg   Kazan
2011 8 105kg - Snatch   Kazan
2011 6 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Kazan
2010 8 105kg   Minsk
2010 9 105kg - Snatch   Minsk
2010 8 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Minsk
2008 13 94kg   Lignano Sabbiadoro
2008 14 94kg - Snatch   Lignano Sabbiadoro
2008 12 94kg - Clean & Jerk   Lignano Sabbiadoro
European Junior & Under 23 Championships
2015 1 +105kg   Klaipeda
2015 1 +105kg - Snatch   Klaipeda
2015 1 +105kg - Clean & Jerk   Klaipeda
2014 1 105kg   Limassol
2014 1 105kg - Snatch   Limassol
2014 1 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Limassol
2013 1 105kg   Tallinn
2013 2 105kg - Snatch   Tallinn
2013 2 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Tallinn
2011 1 105kg   Bucharest
2011 1 105kg - Snatch   Bucharest
2011 1 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Bucharest
2009 2 105kg   Landskrona
2009 3 105kg - Snatch   Landskrona
2009 2 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Landskrona
2008 2 94kg   Durrės
2008 4 94kg - Snatch   Durrės
2008 2 94kg - Clean & Jerk   Durrės
European Youth Championships
2009 1 +94kg   Eilat
2009 1 +94kg - Snatch   Eilat
2009 1 +94kg - Clean & Jerk   Eilat
2008 1 94kg   Amiens
2008 2 94kg - Snatch   Amiens
2008 1 94kg - Clean & Jerk   Amiens
2007 5 85kg   Pavia
2007 7 85kg - Snatch   Pavia
2007 2 85kg - Clean & Jerk   Pavia
IWF Grand Prix
2024 14 102kg   Phuket
2024 19 102kg - Snatch   Phuket
2024 15 102kg - Clean & Jerk   Phuket
2023   102kg   Doha
2023 8 102kg - Snatch   Doha
2023   102kg - Clean & Jerk   Doha
2014 1 105kg   Noyabrsk
2014 4 105kg - Snatch   Noyabrsk
2014 1 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Noyabrsk
2013 3 105kg   Moscow
2013 3 105kg - Snatch   Moscow
2013 3 105kg - Clean & Jerk   Moscow