Varazdat Lalayan

Varazdat Lalayan
Personal information
Born (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25)
Gyumri, Armenia
Weight152.5 kg (336 lb)
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+109 kg
Coached byPashik Alaverdyan
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris +102 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Manama +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Riyadh +109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá +109 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sofia +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tirana +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Yerevan +109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Moscow +109 kg

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 +105 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and the junior men's +105 kg 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 +109 kg 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 +109 kg 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 +109 kg 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 +102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[11]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France +102 kg 210 215 218 — 247 252 256 — 467 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 202 207 211 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 242 246 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 457 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022 Bogota, Colombia +109 kg 202 210 215 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 245 245 246 5 461 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia +109 kg 205 212 217 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 242 248 255 4 460 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand +109 kg 205 210 215 1st place, gold medalist(s) 243 253 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 463 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships
2021 Moscow, Russia +109 kg 200 205 209 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 240 250 250 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 445 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Tirana, Albania +109 kg 203 211 211 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 252 252 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 451 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Yerevan, Armenia +109 kg 205 212 218 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 240 250 250 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 462 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria +109 kg 200 205 210 1st place, gold medalist(s) 240 250 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 455 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b "2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Varazdat Lalayan | NBC Olympics".
  3. ^ Etchells, Daniel (14 July 2018). "South Korea's Lee proves cut above opposition on final day of IWF Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ Oliver, Brian (8 June 2019). "Davoudi edged out by Lalayan at IWF Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  7. ^ Oliver, Brian (11 April 2021). "World records for Lasha and another British gold in European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ Oliver, Brian (17 December 2021). "Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.