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Armenian weightlifter (born 1999)

Varazdat Lalayan
Personal information
Born (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25)
Gyumri, Armenia
Weight152.5 kg (336 lb)
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+109 kg
Coached byPashik Alaverdyan
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris +102 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Manama +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Riyadh +109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá +109 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sofia +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tirana +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Yerevan +109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Moscow +109 kg

Varazdat Lalayan (born 1 May 1999,Gyumri, Armenia) 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.

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.

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.

Lalayan won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia. At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, he won the gold medal in his event.

He won the silver medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 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.

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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 202 207 211 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 242 246 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 457 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 Bogota, Colombia +109 kg 202 210 215 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 245 245 246 5 461 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia +109 kg 205 212 217 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 242 248 255 4 460 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand +109 kg 205 210 215 1st place, gold medalist(s) 243 253 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 463 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships
2021 Moscow, Russia +109 kg 200 205 209 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 240 250 250 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 445 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Tirana, Albania +109 kg 203 211 211 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 252 252 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 451 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Yerevan, Armenia +109 kg 205 212 218 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 250 250 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 462 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria +109 kg 200 205 210 1st place, gold medalist(s) 240 250 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 455 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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.

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