Edgar_Gevorgyan

Edgar Gevorgyan

Edgar Gevorgyan

Armenian weightlifter

Edgar Gevorgyan (Armenian: Էդգար Գևորգյան, born May 21, 1982, in Vanadzor, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian weightlifter. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 85 kg division.[1] Gevorgyan competed along with his compatriot Tigran Vardan Martirosyan, who eventually won the bronze medal. Gevorgyan successfully lifted 176 kg in the single-motion snatch, but did not finish the event, as he failed to hoist 196 kg in three attempts for the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "Armenia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Men's 85kg (187 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.


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