Varazdat Lalayan

Varazdat Lalayan
Personal information
Born (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 26)
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 place2024 Paris+102 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Manama+109 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Førde+110 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Tashkent+109 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Riyadh+109 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Bogotá+109 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Sofia+109 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Chișinău+109 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Tirana+109 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Yerevan+109 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Moscow+109 kg

Varazdat Lalayan (born 1 May 1999,[1] Gyumri, Armenia)[2] is an Armenian weightlifter. He is a five-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the World Weightlifting Championships and a five-time medalist, including two gold medals, 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

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2024Paris, France+102 kg210215218—247252256—4672nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan+109 kg2022072112nd place, silver medalist(s)2402422462nd place, silver medalist(s)4572nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Bogotá, Colombia+109 kg2022102152nd place, silver medalist(s)24524524654613rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia+109 kg2052122173rd place, bronze medalist(s)24224825544602nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Manama, Bahrain+109 kg2062112151st place, gold medalist(s)2452522523rd place, bronze medalist(s)4671st place, gold medalist(s)
2025Førde, Norway+110 kg2062112111st place, gold medalist(s)2452502611st place, gold medalist(s)4611st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand+109 kg2052102151st place, gold medalist(s)243253—1st place, gold medalist(s)4631st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships
2021Moscow, Russia+109 kg2002052093rd place, bronze medalist(s)2402502503rd place, bronze medalist(s)4453rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Tirana, Albania+109 kg2032112112nd place, silver medalist(s)2402522522nd place, silver medalist(s)4512nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Yerevan, Armenia+109 kg2052122182nd place, silver medalist(s)2402502502nd place, silver medalist(s)4622nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Sofia, Bulgaria+109 kg2002052101st place, gold medalist(s)240250—1st place, gold medalist(s)4551st place, gold medalist(s)
2025Chișinău, Moldova+109 kg2002102181st place, gold medalist(s)240250—1st place, gold medalist(s)4501st 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.
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