Varazdat Lalayan (born 1 May 1999,[1]Gyumri, Armenia)[2] is an Armenian weightlifter. He is a three-time medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships and a four-time medalist, including gold, at the European Weightlifting Championships.
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| Born | 1 May 1999 Gyumri, Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 152.5 kg (336 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +109 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pashik Alaverdyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2018, Lalayan won the silver medal in both the men's +105 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and the junior men's +105 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Zamość, Poland.[3][4]
A year later, Lalayan won the gold medal in the men's +109 kg event at both the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Suva, Fiji and the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[1][5]
Lalayan won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[6][7] At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, he won the gold medal in his event.[8]
He won the silver medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[9][10] the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Jinju, South Korea, matching his PR total of 464 kg.
In August 2024, he finished in second place and won a silver medal in the men's +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11]
Achievements
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | +102 kg | 210 | 215 | — | 247 | 252 | — | 467 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | +109 kg | 202 | 207 | 211 | |
242 | 246 | |
457 |
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| 2022 | Bogota, Colombia | +109 kg | 202 | 210 | 215 | |
246 | 5 | 461 | 
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| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | +109 kg | 205 | 212 | |
242 | 248 | 4 | 460 |
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| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | +109 kg | 205 | 210 |  |
243 | 253 | — | |
463 |
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| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Moscow, Russia | +109 kg | 200 | 205 | |
240 | |
445 |
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| 2022 | Tirana, Albania | +109 kg | 203 | 211 | |
240 | |
451 |
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| 2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | +109 kg | 205 | 212 | |
240 | 250 | |
462 |
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| 2024 | Sofia, Bulgaria | +109 kg | 200 | 205 | |
240 | 250 | — | |
455 |
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References
edit- ^ a b "2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Varazdat Lalayan | NBC Olympics".
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "South Korea's Lee proves cut above opposition on final day of IWF Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (8 June 2019). "Davoudi edged out by Lalayan at IWF Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (11 April 2021). "World records for Lasha and another British gold in European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (17 December 2021). "Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Varazdat Lalayan at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Varazdat Lalayan at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Varazdat Lalayan at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Varazdat Lalayan at Olympics.com
