Ara Vardanyan (weightlifter)

Ara Vardanyan (Armenian: Արա Վարդանյան, born December 21, 1974, in Bambakashat, Armenia) is an Armenian weightlifter.[1]

Ara Vardanyan
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1998 Lahti-+105 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1998 Riesa-+105 kg

Vardanyan won a silver medal at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, coming in 7th place.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Results Rank 1 2 3 Results Rank
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
2005Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria+105 kg195.0200.0202.5200.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)230.0235.0235.07435.05
2004Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine+105 kg195.0200.0202.5200.01st place, gold medalist(s)230.0232.5232.5
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
1996United States Atlanta, United States108 kg180.0180.0185.0180.07215.0215.0220.0215.09395.07
World Championships
1999Greece Athens, Greece+105 kg195.0200.0205.0200.04230.0
1998Finland Lahti, Finland+105 kg190.0195.0197.5197.51st place, gold medalist(s)230.0237.5230.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)427.52nd place, silver medalist(s)
1995China Guangzhou, China[2]108 kg175.0175.0177.5175.08200.0210.0217.5210.012385.09
European Championships
1998Germany Riesa, Germany+105 kg190.0190.0190.0190.04220.0230.0235.0235.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)425.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1995Poland Warsaw, Poland108 kg180.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)217.54397.54

References

  1. "Ara Vardanyan". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. "67th World Championships". www.iwrp.net. Retrieved 30 November 2018.


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