Born in: 14.03.1990, Ararat
Sport: weightlifting (+105 kg)
Family: single
Hobby: table tennis
Education: Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture
Coach: his father Garnik Aleksanyan
Debut: 2007 World Championship
Start of career: He began training at age 7. He is very fond of weightlifting, even difficulties and multiple injuries of the sport didn’t stop him.
Choice of sport: He father was a weightlifter too, which played a decisive part in Ruben’s choice.
The most important achievement: the second place at European Championship, the first at Youth World Championship
Idol: He always took inspiration from Yuri Vardanyan and strived to get to the top like him.
People with most influence on career: his father
Pre-performance routine: training
Slogan: Never avoid difficulties but try to overcome them.
After finishing career would like to be remembered as: A man who left a trace in sport history.
2009, 2010 - silver medalist of European Championship
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