Gevorg Davtyan

Gevorg Davtyan (Armenian: Գևորգ Դավթյան, born January 4, 1983, in Leninakan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian weightlifter. Davtyan received the Master of Sport of Armenia, International Class title in 2001, Best Sportsman of Armenia award in 2007,[1] and Honored Master of Sport of Armenia title in 2009.[2][3] He is 165 cm tall.[4]

Gevorg Davtyan
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing77 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 Chiang Mai77 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Władysławowo77 kg
Gold medal – first place2007 Strasbourg77 kg

Biography

Gevorg Davtyan started weightlifting in 1994 under the honored coach of Armenia, Vahan Bichakhchyan. Four years later, he won the Junior European Championship. Davtyan repeated this success a year later. He also won a gold medal at the 2001 Junior World Championship. After that, Davtyan began to compete in adult competitions.[5]

Davtyan became a consecutive two-time European Champion at the 2006 European Weightlifting Championships and 2007 European Weightlifting Championships. He won the gold medal in the 77 kg category.

He won the silver medal in the 77 kg category at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.[4]

Davtyan became an Olympic bronze medalist in the 77 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics with a total of 360 kg.[4] At a press conference afterward for the division medalists, Davtyan announced "I want to offer my medal to Anatoly Khrapaty's memory who died some day ago. The Olympic champion was one of my former coaches."[6]

Following an unsuccessful proformence at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, Davtyan left the Armenian national weightlifting team.[7]

References
  1. Геворг Давтян признан лучшим спортсменом Армении 2007 года (in Russian). Mirtv.ru. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. ПОДВЕДЕНЫ ИТОГИ ГОДА (in Russian). www.ra.am. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. НОК и Минспорта Армении наградили лучших спортсменов 2009 года (in Russian). newsarmenia.am. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  4. "Davtyan Gevorg". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  5. Допинг выкосил команду штангистов (in Russian). Sport.rambler.ru. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  6. "Men's 77 kg press conference quotes". publi.verba.hu. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  7. "Tigran V. Martirosyan, Gevorg Davtyan left out of Armenian national team". news.am. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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