Ara Vardanyan (weightlifter)

Ara Vardanyan (Armenian: Արա Վարդանյան, born December 21, 1974, in Bambakashat, Armenia) is an Armenian weightlifter.[1]

Ara Vardanyan
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Lahti -+105 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Riesa -+105 kg

Vardanyan won a silver medal at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, coming in 7th place.

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Results Rank 1 2 3 Results Rank
Representing   Ukraine
European Championships
2005   Sofia, Bulgaria +105 kg 195.0 200.0 202.5 200.0   230.0 235.0 235.0 7 435.0 5
2004   Kyiv, Ukraine +105 kg 195.0 200.0 202.5 200.0   230.0 232.5 232.5
Representing   Armenia
Olympic Games
1996   Atlanta, United States 108 kg 180.0 180.0 185.0 180.0 7 215.0 215.0 220.0 215.0 9 395.0 7
World Championships
1999   Athens, Greece +105 kg 195.0 200.0 205.0 200.0 4 230.0
1998   Lahti, Finland +105 kg 190.0 195.0 197.5 197.5   230.0 237.5 230.0   427.5  
1995   Guangzhou, China[2] 108 kg 175.0 175.0 177.5 175.0 8 200.0 210.0 217.5 210.0 12 385.0 9
European Championships
1998   Riesa, Germany +105 kg 190.0 190.0 190.0 190.0 4 220.0 230.0 235.0 235.0   425.0  
1995   Warsaw, Poland 108 kg 180.0   217.5 4 397.5 4

References edit

  1. ^ "Ara Vardanyan". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. ^ "67th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

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