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Olympic team. Andranik Karapetyan



Born in: 15.12.1995, Etchmiadzin

 

Sport: weightlifting (77 kg)

 

Family: single

 

Hobby: calm music, reading

 

Education: the 3rd course of Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture

 

Coach: Vigen Khachatryan

 

Debut: European Championship in 2013. He won silver medal for snatch, and took the 4th place in clean and jerk, losing just in individual weight to the winner of the 2nd and 3rd places.

 

Start of career: He went to weightlifting classes when he was 12. He did kick-boxing before that, but his coach left Armenia and he stopped training.

 

Choice of sports: “My brother did weightlifting, I asked him to take me with him. That’s how I started, and I loved weightlifting.” 

 

The most important achievement: gold medal and 5 records at the Junior World Championship in September 2012

 

Idol: Armenian weightlifters Tigran Martirosyan, Gevorg Davtyan, Yuri Vardanyan, Yuri Sargsyan

 

People with most influence on career: His personal coach, who is always by his side.

 

Pre-performance routine: He tries to not give in to competitive mood and keep calm.

 

Slogan: “The junior team’s coach Mr. Melik taught us to say before each attempt, “Do it, Buyan”. I remember that expression now as well.”

 

After finishing career in sports, would like to be remembered: as a good person and athlete

Youth and junior World champion

 

2015 - silver medalist in European Championship

 

2016 - European champion

 

1 time in the top ten of the best Armenian athletes

 

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