Yuri Vardanyan

Yuri Vardanyan was born on 13^th June 1956. He is a former Armenian weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in 82.5 kg category.

His Achievements:-

• Won three gold medals at the 1976 Cups of USSR, held in Sverdlovski.
• Won gold medals at the USSR Weightlifting Championships in 1977, 1979, 1981 and 1982, held in Ratov Na Donu, Leningrad, Novosibirsk, and Dnipropetrovsk, respectively.
• Clinched gold medals at the European Championships in 1977, 1978, 1980 and 1981, held in Stuttgart, Havířov, Belgrade, and Lille, respectively.
• Won gold medals at the 1983 World Championships held in Moscow and at the 1983 European Championships, held in Moscow.
• Gained the gold medal at the 1985 World Championships, held in Södertälje.