Hakob Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Հակոբ Մկրտչյան; born 8 March 1997) is an Armenian male weightlifter, World Champion and European Champion competing in the 77 kg and 85 kg categories until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Gomp |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Born | 8 March 1997 |
| Weight | 88.75 kg (196 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | –89 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Career edit
He won the 77 kg class at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics,[2] and in doing so became the first Armenian to win a gold medal at the Summer Youth Olympics.[3]
In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships[4][5] winning a silver medal in the clean & jerk.[6]
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
77 kg | 135 | 140 | 30 | 170 | 175 | 180 | 18 | 320 | 20 | |
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
89 kg | 160 | 14 | 205 |  |
365 | 7 | ||||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
89 kg | 163 | 167 | 4 | 204 | 208 | — | |
375 | 
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| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Batumi, Georgia |
89 kg | 160 | 164 | 4 | 201 | 207 | — | |
371 |
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References edit
- ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 89 kg
- ^ Olympic.org. "2014 Youth Olympics 77 kg results". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Nanjing 2014: Hakob Mkrtchyan wins Armenia's first gold". News.am. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ IWF.net. "IWF Results". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ IWF.net. "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Seven Medallist in the Men's 89kg". IWF.net. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
