Gevorg Davtyan (, born January 4, 1983, in

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) is an

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. Davtyan received the Master of Sport of Armenia, International Class title in 2001, Best Sportsman of Armenia award in 2007, and Honored Master of Sport of Armenia title in 2009. He is 165 cm tall.

Biography

Gevorg Davtyan started weightlifting in 1994 under the honored coach of Armenia, Vahan Bichakhchyan. Four years later, he won the Junior European Championship. Davtyan repeated this success a year later. He also won a gold medal at the 2001 Junior World Championship. After that, Davtyan began to compete in adult competitions. Davtyan became a consecutive two-time European Champion at the 2006 European Weightlifting Championships and 2007 European Weightlifting Championships. He won the gold medal in the 77 kg category. He won the silver medal in the 77 kg category at the

2007 World Weightlifting Championships The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (To ...

. Davtyan became an Olympic bronze medalist in the 77 kg category at the

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with a total of 360 kg. At a press conference afterward for the division medalists, Davtyan announced "I want to offer my medal to

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's memory who died some day ago. The Olympic champion was one of my former coaches." Following an unsuccessful proformence at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, Davtyan left the Armenian national weightlifting team.

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Gevorg Davtyan at Lift Up
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