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| Born | 1 May 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 152.5 kg (336 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +109 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Varazdat Lalayan (born 1 May 1999) [1] is an Armenian weightlifter. He is a three-time medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships and a three-time medalist 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. [2] [3]
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] [4]
Lalayan won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia. [5] [6] At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, he won the gold medal in his event. [7]
He won the silver medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [8] [9]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| 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 | | ||
| 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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