Hakob Mkrtchyan

Hakob Mkrtchyan (; born 8 March 1997) is an Armenian male weightlifter, World Champion and European Champion competing in the 77 kg and 85 kg categories until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career He won the 77 kg class at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, and in doing so became the first Armenian to win a gold medal at the Summer Youth Olympics.

In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships winning a silver medal in the clean & jerk.

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankWorld Championships 2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 77 kg 135 140 140 30 170 175 180 18 320 202018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 89 kg 160 160 168 14 205 213 213 365 72019 Pattaya, Thailand 89 kg 163 167 170 4 204 208 — 375 European Championships 2019 Batumi, Georgia 89 kg 160 164 166 4 201 207 — 371