Edgar Gevorgyan Explained

Edgar Gevorgyan
Birth Date:21 May 1982
Birth Place:Vanadzor, Armenian SSR
Weight:850NaN0
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:85 kg

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armenia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044341/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARM/summer/2008/. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 28 February 2013.
  2. News: Men's 85kg (187 lbs) . . 13 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730233702/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/weightlifting/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DWLM085000/standings.html . 30 July 2012 .