Sona Poghosyan

Sona Poghosyan
Personal information
Born (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 26)
Yerevan, Armenia[1]
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportWeightlifting
EventWomen's 75 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Split – 75 kg

Sona Poghosyan (Armenian: Սոնա Պողոսյան, born 29 June 1998) is an Armenian weightlifter. She competed in the women's 75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] In 2018, she tested positive for GHRP-2-metabolite (AA1-3) and was banned until 2022 by the International Weightlifting Federation.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sona Poghosyan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Sona Poghosyan". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Sanctions".


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