Yurik Vardanyan
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 6 years ago |
Date of birth | June 13,1956 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Gyumri |
Armenia | |
Date of died | November 1,2018 |
Died | United States |
Height | 171 (cm) |
Retired | 1985 |
Children | Norayr Vardanyan |
Gold medal | Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's Light Heavyweight 75-82. 5 kg |
Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg | |
Nationality | American |
Armenian | |
Soviet | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 692437 |
Yurik Vardanyan Life story
Yuri Norayrovich Vardanyan was a Soviet Armenian weightlifter. Vardanyan won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, becoming the world's first weightlifter to achieve a 400 kilogram total in the 82.5 kg weight category. During his career he set several world records. He trained at Lokomotiv in Leninakan, Armenia.