Varazdat Lalayan Explained

Varazdat Lalayan (born 1 May 1999,^[1] Gyumri, Armenia)^[2] 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 +105kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and the junior men's +105kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Zamość, Poland.^{[3] [4]}

A year later, Lalayan won the gold medal in the men's +109kg 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] [5]}

Lalayan won the bronze medal in the men's +109kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.^{[6] [7]} At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, he won the gold medal in his event.^[8]

He won the silver medal in the men's +109kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.^{[9] [10]} 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 +102kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.^[11]

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
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Olympic Games
	Paris, France		210	215	218		247	252	256		467
World Championships
	align=left	Tashkent, Uzbekistan		202	207	211		240	242	246		457
	align=left	Bogota, Colombia		202	210	215		245	245	246	5	461
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	+109 kg	205	212	217		242	248	255	4	460
IWF World Cup
	Phuket, Thailand	+109 kg	205	210	215		243	253	—		463
European Championships
	align=left	Moscow, Russia	+109 kg	200	205	209		240	250	250		445
	align=left	Tirana, Albania	+109 kg	203	211	211		240	252	252		451
	align=left	Yerevan, Armenia	+109 kg	205	212	218		240	250	250		462
	align=left	Sofia, Bulgaria	+109 kg	200	205	210		240	250	—		455

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200526190705/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/06/Results_book.pdf. 26 May 2020. 4 June 2020. International Weightlifting Federation.
2. Web site: Varazdat Lalayan NBC Olympics . en.
3. News: Etchells. Daniel. 14 July 2018. South Korea's Lee proves cut above opposition on final day of IWF Junior World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 1 December 2021.
4. Web site: 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714192938/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/07/Results_book_TASHKENT2018.pdf. 14 July 2018. 19 July 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
5. News: Oliver. Brian. 8 June 2019. Davoudi edged out by Lalayan at IWF Junior World Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 1 December 2021.
6. Web site: Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413173640/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Moscow/ResultsBook.pdf. 13 April 2021. 29 May 2021. 2021 European Weightlifting Championships.
7. News: Oliver. Brian. 11 April 2021. World records for Lasha and another British gold in European Weightlifting Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 1 December 2021.
8. Web site: 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004142147/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Junior/Resultbook.pdf. 4 October 2021. 4 October 2021. European Weightlifting Federation.
9. News: Oliver. Brian. 17 December 2021. Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain. InsideTheGames.biz. 18 December 2021.
10. Web site: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217203058/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/12/Results_Book_2021_World_Championships_.pdf. 17 December 2021. 17 December 2021. International Weightlifting Federation.
11. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf . 11 August 2024 . 12 August 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.