Edgar Gevorgyan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Armenian SSR |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | 85 kg |
Edgar Gevorgyan (
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]
References
- ^ "Armenia at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 30 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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