Ara Khachatryan ( hy, Արա Խաչատրյան, born September 13, 1982) is an

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weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

Biography

Ara Khachatryan was born on September 13, 1982, in

Leninakan Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city w ...

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(now

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), a city well known for its weightlifters. Under personal trainer Alexan Karapetyan and coach Boghos Poghosyan, Ara began weight training from an early age. Ara joined the Armenian national weightlifting team originally competing at a weight of 77 kg. At the

2006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event took place from September 30 to October 7, 2006. Medal summary M ...

in Santo Domingo, Khachatryan scored a total of 357 kg and won a bronze medal. Khachatryan won a silver medal at the

2007 European Weightlifting Championships The 2007 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Strasbourg, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories i ...

in Strasbourg with a total of 361 kg, coming only behind compatriot

Gevorg Davtyan Gevorg Davtyan ( hy, Գևորգ Դավթյան, born January 4, 1983, in Leninakan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian weightlifter. Davtyan received the Master of Sport of Armenia, International Class title in 2001, Best Sportsman of Arme ...

. He repeated the silver medal the next year at the

2008 European Weightlifting Championships The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896. Medal overview Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total r ...

in Italy, scoring just 1 kg behind the gold medalist. In the same year, he went to the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing, where he finished in seventh place. Moving up to the 85 kg category in 2010, Khachatryan lifted a total of 368 kg at the

2010 European Weightlifting Championships The 2010 European Weightlifting Championships was held in Minsk, Belarus from 2 April to 11 April 2010. It was the 89th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896. Medals tables Ranking by all medals: "Big" (Total result) and "Sma ...

to win his third European silver medal. Later that year Khachatryan competed at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, where, after winning the gold medal in the snatch, he received a serious arm injury and was forced to drop out from the competition. Khachatryan competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, but was unable to set a total.

Personal life

He is married and has a son and a daughter. Khachatryan's mentor, Ashot Mkhitaryan, suddenly died of a heart attack on May 23, 2010.

References

External links

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Ara Khachatryan at Lift Up
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khachatryan, Ara 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Gyumri Armenian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Armenia Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Weightlifting Championships medalists World Weightlifting Championships medalists 21st-century Armenian people