Liana Gyurjyan

Liana Gyurjyan (born 13 June 2002)[1] is an Armenian weightlifter. She is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2]

Liana Gyurjyan
Personal information
Born (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class81 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
European Championships
2019 Batumi 81 kg
2021 Moscow 81 kg
Junior World Championships
2021 Tashkent 81 kg

Career

She won the gold medal in the under-15 girls 69 kg event at the 2017 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in Pristina, Kosovo. She also won the gold medal in the under-17 girls 69 kg event at the 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese, Italy.

In 2018, she competed in the women's 71 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[3] At the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships held in Batumi, Georgia, she finished in 4th place in the women's 81 kg event but this became the bronze medal after disqualification of the original gold medalist Eleni Konstantinidi of Greece.[4][5] In that same year, she won the gold medal in the junior women's 81 kg event at the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[1]

In 2021, she won the bronze medal in the women's 81 kg event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[6][7] At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the gold medal in her event.[8]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan71 kg85 8590 22105110 1101919519
European Championships
2019 Batumi, Georgia81 kg9094974115120125217
2021 Moscow, Russia81 kg94981006121125129227

References

  1. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. Oliver, Brian (31 March 2020). "China's weightlifters power on towards Olympic glory". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  6. Oliver, Brian (9 April 2021). "Pliesnoi boosts Olympic hopes with impressive win at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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