Varazdat Lalayan

Varazdat Lalayan
Lalayan at the 2024 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 27)
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
Bronze medal – third place2026 Ningbo+110 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Sofia+109 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Chișinău+109 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Batumi+110 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, Gyumri, Armenia) 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.

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.

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

He won the silver medal in the men's +109 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 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.

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024Paris, France+102 kg210215218N/a247252256N/a4672nd 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)
2026Batumi, Georgia+110 kg200210—1st place, gold medalist(s)2412532531st place, gold medalist(s)4511st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. 1 2 "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.