Weightlifting in Armenia

Olympic and World champion Yurik Vardanyan is considered the greatest Armenian weightlifter of all time.

Weightlifting was introduced to Armenia in the late 1920s and became widely practiced after World War II. Today, it is one of the country's most popular sports.[1] The sport is regulated by the Armenian Weightlifting Federation. The first weightlifters from Soviet Armenia made successful appearances on the international stage in the 1970s. Vardan Militosyan won a silver at the 1976 Olympics, and later Yurik Vardanyan became an Olympic, World and European champion through the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Oksen Mirzoyan and Yurik Sarkisyan rose to top positions in the 1980s. After its independence from the Soviet Union, Armenia successfully held its weightlifting traditions and continues to be one of the strongest nations in Europe. In 2008, the Armenia team placed first at the European Championship. In the 2008 Summer Olympics Armenia won three bronze medals. Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan is Armenia's only world champion with his successful appearance in 2010.

Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri with a population of about 150,000, is well known for producing many prominent weightlifters,[2] such as World and European weightlifting champions Yurik Vardanyan, Israel Militosyan, Gevorg Davtyan, Tigran G. Martirosyan and Nazik Avdalyan.[3][4][5][6][7]

## Name

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Weightlifting is known in Armenian as either ծանրամարտ tsanramart, composed of ծանր tsanr "heavy" and մարտ mart "fight" or ծանր աթլետիկա tsanr at'letika literally "heavy athletics" (via Russian тяжёлая атлетика).[8]

## History

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The origins of weight lifting trace back to ancient history, most notably Ancient Greece. Modern weightlifting, however, is relatively new and was mainly organized and institutionalized in Europe and North America in the late 19th century. The current International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) was established in 1920. Weightlifting has been in all Summer Olympic Games except 1900, 1908 and 1912.[9]

Oksen Mirzoyan (left, standing), Yurik Vardanyan (middle right) and Yurik Sarkisyan (far right) are among the best-known Armenian weightlifters of the 1970–80s

### Soviet period

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Weightlifting was introduced to Armenia in the first decade of Soviet rule in Armenia. In 1927, a weightlifting club was established in the Armenian Sport Committee. In 1928, the first weightlifting championship was held in Yerevan and the first Armenian weightlifters participated in the Transcacucasian and later in Soviet championship. In 1947, the first Armenian weightlifter competed in a European championship.[8][10]

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was, by far, the strongest nation in the world in the sport of weightlifting[9] and Armenian athletes made a significant contribution to this.[11]

By 1979, there were 205 weightlifting clubs in Soviet Armenia with around 5,200 people training in them.[8] By the 1970s Armenian weightlifters began to play an important role in the Soviet Union's weightlifting program. The first Olympic medalist from the Armenian SSR was Vardan Militosyan, who won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[12]

Yurik Vardanyan became the first weightlifter from Armenia to win a gold medal in weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In a dominant performance, Vardanyan became the first ever light-heavyweight (82.5 kg) to lift a total of 400 kg in an official competition, shattering both the Olympic and world records. By contrast, middle-heavyweight gold medalist Peter Baczako (90 kg) totaled 377.5 kg and sub-heavyweight gold medalist Ota Zaremba (100 kg) totaled 395 kg.[13] Vardanyan set the division record for a final time at the 1984 Friendship Games, an alternative to the Soviet-boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics, lifting a total of 405 kg. Vardanyan's achievements have not been matched since, as the current light-heavyweight record for the now 85 kg light heavyweight category (not including records set before the weight limit change) is currently 394 kg, set by Andrei Rybakou at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14] Vardanyan set 41 world records during his decorated career.[15] For his accomplishments, Vardanyan earned the title Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1977 and was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1985. In 1994 he was elected a member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[16]

To this day, Vardanyan is still seen as a hero in Armenia for his accomplishments in the sport of weightlifting. A stamp of Vardanyan was printed in 2010 in honor of him.[17]

Along with Vardanyan, other significant Armenian weightlifters of the 1980s included 1980 Olympic silver medalist Yurik Sarkisyan, who set 12 world records during his career,[18] and 1988 Olympic gold medalist Oksen Mirzoyan, who set also set 12 world records during his career.[19]

Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan is a World and European champion and an Olympic bronze medalist

At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Israel Militosyan, who previously won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, won a gold medal in the same division. Militosyan is, to this day, the final Armenian to win an Olympic gold medal.[20] The 1992 Olympics signaled the end of Soviet weightlifting.

### Independent Armenia

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Armenia has so far set four world records in weightlifting, all in the snatch. Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan set two of them. Sergo Chakhoyan set another. Militosyan, who set a snatch world record twice in 1989 under the Soviet Union, set the record again in 1994 for Armenia.[21]

Aghvan Grigoryan, who became the first Armenian Olympian to bear the flag of Armenia at the Summer Olympics in 1996, was a weightlifter. Arsen Melikyan became the first Armenian weightlifter for the independent Armenia to win an Olympic medal, having won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[22]

Weightlifters in Armenia  Year  | Number

|

2005[23] |

2,543

2010[24] |

2,352

2021[25] |

1,704

Armenian weightlifters were particularly successful in 2008. They came in first place at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships and Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan, Gevorg Davtyan and Tigran Vardan Martirosyan all won bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics, making it the most decorated Olympics for Armenia to date. Nazik Avdalyan won a gold medal at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships and became the first weightlifter from independent Armenia to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships. Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan also won a gold medal at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, becoming the first male weightlifter from independent Armenia to do so. Hripsime Khurshudyan became the first Armenian woman to win an Olympic medal at the Olympics, having won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[26]

Oksen Mirzoyan later became the Head Coach of the Armenian national weightlifting team and is now the current Chairman of the Armenian Weightlifting Federation.[27]

Armenia's statistics agency recorded a downward trend in the 21st century in the number of people practicing weightlifting. In 2005 Armenia had over 2,500 weightlifters, which dropped to 1,700 by 2021.[23][25]

The 2023 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Yerevan from 15 to 23 April 2023.

## Records

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### Olympics

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See also: Olympic weightlifting and Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics

Note: Until 1991, Armenian SSR was part of the Soviet Union and in 1992, weightlifters from independent Armenia were part of the Unified Team[28]

#### Men

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| Games  | Name  | Class  | Medal  | Ref

|
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|
|

Soviet Union
1976 Montreal | Vardan Militosyan | 75 kg  |  Silver |

[29]

1980 Moscow | Yurik Sarkisyan | 56 kg  |  Silver |

[30]

1980 Moscow  | Yurik Vardanyan | 82.5 kg  |  Gold |

[31]

1988 Seoul | Oksen Mirzoyan | 56 kg  |  Gold |

[32]

1988 Seoul  | Israel Militosyan | 67.5 kg |  Silver |

[33]

Unified Team
1992 Barcelona | Israel Militosyan | 67.5 kg |  Gold |

[33]

Armenia
2000 Sydney | Arsen Melikyan | 77 kg |  Bronze |

[34]

2008 Beijing | ~~Tigran G. Martirosyan~~ (disqualified) | 69 kg |  Bronze |

[35]

2008 Beijing  | Gevorg Davtyan | 77 kg |  Bronze |

[36]

2008 Beijing  | Tigran V. Martirosyan | 85 kg |  Silver |

[37]

2016 Rio | Simon Martirosyan | 105 kg |  Silver
2016 Rio  | Gor Minasyan | +105 kg |  Silver
2020 Tokyo | Simon Martirosyan | 109 kg |  Silver
2024 Paris  | Varazdat Lalayan | 102 kg |  Silver

#### Women

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| Games  | Athlete  | Class  | Medal  | Ref

|
|
|
|

2012 London | Hripsime Khurshudyan | +75 kg |  Bronze |

[38]

### World Championships

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See also: World Weightlifting Championships

#### Men

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| Year  | Athlete  | Class  | Position  | Ref

|
|
|
|

Soviet Union
1959 Warsaw | Akop Faradzhyan | 67.5 kg  |  Silver |
1977 Stuttgart | Yurik Vardanyan | 75 kg  |  Gold |
1978 Gettysburg | Vardan Militosyan | 75 kg  |  Silver |
1978 Gettysburg  | Yurik Vardanyan | 82.5 kg  |  Gold |
1979 Thessaloniki | Yurik Vardanyan | 82.5 kg  |  Gold |
1981 Lille | Yurik Sarkisyan | 60 kg  |  Bronze |
1981 Lille  | Yurik Vardanyan | 82.5 kg  |  Gold |
1982 Ljubljana | Oksen Mirzoyan | 56 kg  |  Silver |
1982 Ljubljana  | Yurik Sarkisyan | 60 kg  |  Gold |
1982 Ljubljana  | Yurik Vardanyan | 90 kg  |  Silver |
1983 Moscow | Oksen Mirzoyan | 56 kg  |  Gold |
1983 Moscow  | Yurik Sarkisyan | 60 kg  |  Gold |
1983 Moscow  | Yurik Vardanyan | 82.5 kg  |  Gold |
1985 Södertälje | Oksen Mirzoyan | 56 kg  |  Silver |
1985 Södertälje  | Yurik Sarkisyan | 60 kg  |  Silver |
1985 Södertälje  | Yurik Vardanyan | 82.5 kg  |  Gold |
1986 Sofia | Oksen Mirzoyan | 56 kg  |  Bronze |
1987 Ostrava | Yurik Sarkisyan | 60 kg  |  Silver |
1987 Ostrava  | Oksen Mirzoyan | 60 kg  |  Bronze |
1989 Athens | Israel Militosyan | 67.5 kg  |  Gold |
1991 Donaueschingen | Yurik Sarkisyan | 60 kg  |  Silver |
1991 Donaueschingen  | Yurik Sarkisyan | 67.5 kg  |  Silver |
Armenia
1993 Melbourne | Yurik Sarkisyan | 64 kg  |  Bronze |

[39]

1994 Istanbul | Sergo Chakhoyan | 83 kg  |  Silver |

[40]

1995 Guangzhou | Aleksander Karapetyan | 91 kg  |  Silver |

[41]

1998 Lahti | Ara Vardanyan | +105 kg |  Silver |

[42]

2006 Santo Domingo | Ara Khachatryan | 77 kg  |  Bronze |

[43]

2006 Santo Domingo  | Tigran V. Martirosyan | 85 kg  |  Bronze |

[44]

2007 Chiang Mai | Gevorg Davtyan | 77 kg  |  Silver |

[45]

2009 Goyang | Arakel Mirzoyan | 69 kg  |  Silver |

[46]

2009 Goyang  | Tigran G. Martirosyan | 77 kg  |  Silver |

[47]

2010 Antalya | Tigran G. Martirosyan | 77 kg |  Gold |

[48]

2015 Houston | Andrankik Karapetyan | 77 kg |  Bronze
2015 Houston | Gor Minasyan | +105 kg |  Bronze
2018 Ashgabat | Simon Martirosyan | 109 kg |  Gold
2018 Ashgabat | Gor Minasyan | +109 kg |  Silver
2019 Pattaya | Hakob Mkrtchyan | 89 kg |  Gold
2019 Pattaya | Simon Martirosyan | 109 kg |  Gold
2019 Pattaya | Gor Minasyan | +109 kg |  Silver
2019 Pattaya | Ruben Aleksanyan | +109 kg |  Bronze
2021 Tashkent | Simon Martirosyan | 109 kg |  Bronze
2021 Tashkent | Varazdat Lalayan | +109 kg |  Silver
2021 Tashkent | Gor Minasyan | +109 kg |  Bronze
2022 Bogotá | Samvel Gasparyan | 102 kg |  Bronze
2022 Bogotá | Varazdat Lalayan | +109 kg |  Bronze
2023 Riyadh | Gor Sahakyan | 67 kg |  Bronze

#### Women

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| Year  | Athlete  | Class  | Position  | Ref

|
|
|
|

2006 Santo Domingo | Meline Daluzyan | 63 kg  |  Bronze |

[49]

2009 Goyang | Nazik Avdalyan | 69 kg |  Gold |

[50]

2009 Goyang  | Hripsime Khurshudyan | 75 kg |  Bronze |

[50]

2010 Antalya | Meline Daluzyan | 69 kg |  Bronze |

[51]

### European Championships

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See also: European Weightlifting Championships

#### Men

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| Year  | Athlete  | Class  | Position  | Ref

|
|
|
|

1994 Sokolov | Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan | 76 kg  |  Silver |

[52]

1995 Warsaw | Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan | 76 kg  |  Silver |

[53]

1995 Warsaw  | Hovhannes Barseghyan | 76 kg  |  Bronze |

[53]

1995 Warsaw  | Aleksander Karapetyan | 91 kg  |  Bronze |

[54]

1998 Riesa | Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan | 77 kg  |  Bronze |

[55]

1998 Riesa  | Ara Vardanyan | +105 kg  |  Bronze |

[56]

1999 A Coruña | Ashot Danielyan | +105 kg  |  Gold |

[57]

2000 Sofia | Ashot Danielyan | +105 kg  |  Gold |

[58]

2001 Trenčín | Hovannes Amreyan | 77 kg  |  Silver |

[59]

2001 Trenčín  | Hakob Pilosyan | 94 kg  |  Bronze |

[60]

2003 Loutraki | Ashot Danielyan | +105 kg  |  Silver |

[61]

2005 Sofia | Arsen Melikyan | 85 kg  |  Bronze |

[62]

2005 Sofia | Ashot Danielyan | +105 kg  |  Bronze |

[63]

2006 Władysławowo | Armen Ghazaryan | 69 kg  |  Bronze |

[64]

2006 Władysławowo  | Gevorg Davtyan | 77 kg  |  Gold |

[65]

2007 Strasbourg | Tigran G. Martirosyan | 69 kg  |  Silver |

[66]

2007 Strasbourg  | Gevorg Davtyan | 77 kg  |  Gold |

[67]

2007 Strasbourg  | Ara Khachatryan | 77 kg  |  Silver |

[67]

2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro | Tigran G. Martirosyan | 69 kg  |  Gold |

[68]

2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro  | Ara Khachatryan | 77 kg  |  Silver |

[69]

2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro  | Tigran V. Martirosyan | 85 kg  |  Gold |

[70]

2009 Bucharest | Arakel Mirzoyan | 69 kg  |  Gold |

[71]

2010 Minsk | Smbat Margaryan | 56 kg  |  Silver |

[72]

2010 Minsk  | Tigran G. Martirosyan | 77 kg  |  Gold |

[73]

2010 Minsk  | Gevorik Poghosyan | 85 kg  |  Gold |

[74]

2010 Minsk  | Ara Khachatryan | 85 kg  |  Silver |

[74]

2010 Minsk  | Ruben Aleksanyan | +105 kg  |  Silver |

[75]

2011 Kazan | Arayik Mirzoyan | 77 kg  |  Silver |

[76]

2014 Tel-Aviv | Smbat Margaryan | 56 kg  |  Bronze |

[77]

2014 Tel-Aviv | Vanik Avetisyan | 69 kg  |  Silver |

[78]

2014 Tel-Aviv | Ruben Aleksanyan | +105 kg  |  Silver |

[79]

2015 Tbilisi | Smbat Margaryan | 56 kg  |  Silver |

[80]

2015 Tbilisi | Tigran G. Martirosyan | 77 kg  |  Gold |

[81]

2015 Tbilisi | Andranik Karapetyan | 77 kg  |  Silver |

[82]

2016 Førde | Andranik Karapetyan | 77 kg  |  Gold
2016 Førde | Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan | 77 kg  |  Silver
2016 Førde | Gor Minasyan | +105 kg  |  Silver
2016 Førde | Simon Martirosyan | 105 kg  |  Bronze
2017 Split | Simon Martirosyan | 105 kg  |  Gold
2017 Split | Gor Minasyan | +105 kg  |  Silver
2017 Split | Ruben Aleksanyan | +105 kg  |  Bronze
2019 Batumi | Hakob Mkrtchyan | 89 kg  |  Gold
2019 Batumi | Davit Hovhannisyan | 89 kg  |  Bronze
2019 Batumi | Samvel Gasparyan | 102 kg  |  Silver
2019 Batumi | Simon Martirosyan | 102 kg  |  Gold
2019 Batumi | Ruben Aleksanyan | +109 kg  |  Bronze
2021 Moscow | Karen Avagyan | -89 kg  |  Gold
2021 Moscow | Andranik Karapetyan | -89 kg  |  Bronze
2021 Moscow | Hakob Mkrtchyan | -96 kg  |  Bronze
2021 Moscow | Samvel Gasparyan | -102 kg  |  Gold
2021 Moscow | Arsen Martirosyan weightlifter | -102 kg  |  Silver
2021 Moscow | Gor Minasyan | +109 kg  |  Silver
2021 Moscow | Varazdat Lalayan | +109 kg  |  Bronze
2022 Tirana | Rafik Harutyunyan | -81 kg  |  Gold
2022 Tirana | Davit Hovhannisyan | -96 kg  |  Gold
2022 Tirana | Ara Aghanyan | -96 kg  |  Silver
2022 Tirana | Samvel Gasparyan | -102 kg  |  Silver
2022 Tirana | Arsen Martirosyan | -109 kg  |  Bronze
2022 Tirana | Varazdat Lalayan | +109 kg  |  Silver
2022 Tirana | Gor Minasyan | +109 kg  |  Bronze
2023 Yerevan | Gor Sahakyan | -67 kg  |  Gold
2023 Yerevan | Rafik Harutyunyan | -81 kg  |  Bronze
2023 Yerevan | Andranik Karapetyan | -89 kg  |  Silver
2023 Yerevan | Davit Hovhannisyan | -96 kg  |  Gold
2023 Yerevan | Ara Aghanyan | -96 kg  |  Silver
2023 Yerevan | Garik Karapetyan | -102 kg  |  Gold
2023 Yerevan | Samvel Gasparyan | -109 kg  |  Gold
2023 Yerevan | Petros Petrosyan | -109 kg  |  Bronze
2023 Yerevan | Varazdat Lalayan | +109 kg  |  Silver
2023 Yerevan | Simon Martirosyan | +109 kg  |  Bronze
2024 Sofia | Gor Sahakyan | -67 kg  |  Gold
2024 Sofia | Rafik Harutyunyan | -81 kg  |  Bronze
2024 Sofia | Hakob Mkrtchyan | -96 kg  |  Gold
2024 Sofia | Davit Hovhannisyan | -96 kg  |  Silver
2024 Sofia | Samvel Gasparyan | -102 kg  |  Silver
2024 Sofia | Garik Karapetyan | -102 kg  |  Bronze
2024 Sofia | Varazdat Lalayan | +109 kg  |  Gold
2024 Sofia | Simon Martirosyan | +109 kg  |  Silver

#### Women

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| Year  | Athlete  | Class  | Position  | Ref

|
|
|
|

2006 Władysławowo | Hripsime Khurshudyan | 75 kg  |  Silver |

[83]

2007 Strasbourg | Meline Daluzyan | 63 kg  |  Gold |

[84]

2007 Strasbourg  | Nazik Avdalyan | 69 kg  |  Silver |

[84]

2007 Strasbourg  | Hripsime Khurshudyan | 75 kg  |  Gold |

[84]

2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro | Meline Daluzyan | 63 kg  |  Gold |

[85]

2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro  | Nazik Avdalyan | 69 kg  |  Gold |

[85]

2009 Bucharest | Nazik Avdalyan | 69 kg  |  Silver |

[86]

2009 Bucharest  | Hripsime Khurshudyan | 75 kg  |  Silver |

[86]

2010 Minsk | Meline Daluzyan | 69 kg  |  Silver |

[87]

2010 Minsk  | Hripsime Khurshudyan | 75 kg  |  Bronze |

[87]

2011 Kazan | Hripsime Khurshudyan | \+ 75 kg  |  Silver |

[88]

2016 Førde | Nazik Avdalyan | 69 kg  |  Gold
2016 Førde | Hripsime Khurshudyan | +75 kg  |  Gold
2017 Split | Sona Poghosyan | -75 kg  |  Bronze
2017 Split | Tatev Hakobyan | -90 kg  |  Bronze
2019 Batumi | Liana Gyurjyan | -81 kg  |  Bronze
2021 Moscow | Liana Gyurjyan | -81 kg  |  Bronze
2023 Yerevan | Izabella Yaylyan | -55 kg  |  Bronze
2023 Yerevan | Tatev Hakobyan | -81 kg  |  Silver
2023 Yerevan | Hripsime Khurshudyan | -87 kg  |  Bronze
2024 Sofia | Aleksandra Grigoryan | -55 kg  |  Gold
2024 Sofia | Hripsime Khurshudyan | -87 kg  |  Bronze

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