Norayr Vardanyan

Norayr (Norik) Vardanyan (Armenian: Նորայր Վարդանյան, born 15 May 1987 in Leninakan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian and American weightlifter.

Norik Vardanian (Norayr Vardanyan)
Personal information
Born (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987
Leninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st)
Sport
Country Armenia
 USA
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Disqualified2015 Toronto94 kg
Pan American Championships
Disqualified2009 Chicago94 kg

Norayr is the son of legendary Soviet weightlifter Yurik Vardanyan (1956-2018).[1]

Vardanian initially won the bronze medal in the 94 kg class at the 2009 Pan American Weightlifting Championships but was later disqualified after testing positive for cannabis.[2][3]

He competed for Armenia in the 94 kg weight class at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he placed 11th.[4] He was also the silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games.

On 6 October 2016, the IWF reported that as a consequence of the IOC's reanalyses of samples from the 2012 Olympic Games, a sample produced by Norayr Vardanyan, who represented Armenia, had returned a positive result. In line with the relevant rules and regulations, the IWF imposed a mandatory provisional suspension upon Vardanyan, who will remain provisionally suspended until his case is closed.[5] On 12 January 2017 it was confirmed that because of a doping violation he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympic Games.[6]

References
  1. Լոնդոն-2012. Հայ օլիմպիականները. Նորայր Վարդանյան (in Armenian). sport.news.am. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. "Results by Events | International Weightlifting Federation". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02.
  3. "Sanctions – International Weightlifting Federation".
  4. "Armenia at the 2012 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. International Weightlifting Federation (6 October 2016). "PUBLIC DISCLOSURE". Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  6. "IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". IOC. Retrieved 12 January 2017.


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