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