Varazdat Lalayan

Varazdat Lalayan

Personal information
Born	(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25) Gyumri, Armenia
Weight	152.5 kg (336 lb)
Sport
Country	Armenia
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	+109 kg
Coached by	Pashik Alaverdyan
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing   Armenia Olympic Games 2024 Paris +102 kg World Championships 2024 Manama +109 kg 2021 Tashkent +109 kg 2023 Riyadh +109 kg 2022 Bogotá +109 kg European Championships 2024 Sofia +109 kg 2025 Chișinău +109 kg 2022 Tirana +109 kg 2023 Yerevan +109 kg 2021 Moscow +109 kg

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 five-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the European Weightlifting Championships.

Career

In 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

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2024	Paris, France	+102 kg	210	215	218	—	247	252	256	—	467
World Championships
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	+109 kg	202	207	211		240	242	246		457
2022	Bogota, Colombia	+109 kg	202	210	215		245	245	246	5	461
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	+109 kg	205	212	217		242	248	255	4	460
IWF World Cup
2024	Phuket, Thailand	+109 kg	205	210	215		243	253	—		463
European Championships
2021	Moscow, Russia	+109 kg	200	205	209		240	250	250		445
2022	Tirana, Albania	+109 kg	203	211	211		240	252	252		451
2023	Yerevan, Armenia	+109 kg	205	212	218		240	250	250		462
2024	Sofia, Bulgaria	+109 kg	200	205	210		240	250	—		455
2025	Chișinău, Moldova	+109 kg	200	210	218		240	250	—		450

References

1. "2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
2. "Varazdat Lalayan | NBC Olympics".
3. 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.
4. "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
5. Oliver, Brian (8 June 2019). "Davoudi edged out by Lalayan at IWF Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 1 December 2021.
6. "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
7. Oliver, Brian (11 April 2021). "World records for Lasha and another British gold in European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 1 December 2021.
8. "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.
9. Oliver, Brian (17 December 2021). "Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 18 December 2021.
10. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
11. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

External links

• 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