Varazdat Lalayan

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 +105kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and the junior men's +105kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Zamość, Poland.

A year later, Lalayan won the gold medal in the men's +109kg 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 +109kg 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 +109kg 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 +102kg 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 2024 Paris, France +102 kg 210 215 218 247 252 256 467 World Championships 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 202 207 211 240 242 246 457 2022 Bogotá, Colombia +109 kg 202 210 215 245 245 246 5 461 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia +109 kg 205 212 217 242 248 255 4 460 2024 Manama, Bahrain +109 kg 206 211 215 245 252252 467 2025 Førde, Norway +110 kg 206 211 211 245 250 261 461 IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand +109 kg205210215243253—463 European Championships 2021 Moscow, Russia +109 kg 200 205 209 240 250 250 445 2022 Tirana, Albania +109 kg 203 211 211 240 252 252 451 2023 Yerevan, Armenia +109 kg 205 2122182402502504622024 Sofia, Bulgaria +109 kg 200 205210240250—4552025 Chișinău, Moldova +109 kg 200 210 218 240 250 — 450 2026 Batumi, Georgia +110 kg 200 210 — 241 253 253 451