Varazdat Lalayan

Varazdat Lalayan (born 1 May 1999)[1] is an Armenian weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3] He is also a three-time medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships.

Varazdat Lalayan
Personal information
Born (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+109 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent +109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bogotá +109 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tirana +109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Yerevan +109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Moscow +109 kg

Career

In 2018, he 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.[4][5]

A year later, he won the gold medal in the men's +109 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][6]

He won the bronze medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[7][8] At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, he won the gold medal in his event.[9]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan+109 kg2022072112nd place, silver medalist(s)2402422462nd place, silver medalist(s)4572nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogota, Colombia+109 kg2022102152nd place, silver medalist(s)24524524654613rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships
2021Russia Moscow, Russia+109 kg2002052093rd place, bronze medalist(s)2402502503rd place, bronze medalist(s)4453rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Albania Tirana, Albania+109 kg2032112112nd place, silver medalist(s)2402522522nd place, silver medalist(s)4512nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
  1. "2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. Oliver, Brian (17 December 2021). "Stunning sweep of weightlifting world records for Lasha - and another medal for Britain". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. Oliver, Brian (8 June 2019). "Davoudi edged out by Lalayan at IWF Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. Oliver, Brian (11 April 2021). "World records for Lasha and another British gold in European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 1 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "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.
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