Olympic team. Vanik Avetisyan
Born in: 05.03.1987, Samaghar
Sport: weightlifting (69 kg)
Family: single
Hobby: having fun with friends
Education: Graduated from Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture.
Personal coach: Felix Aliyev
Debut: 2011 European Championship, Kazan
Start of career: Began training at age 11.
Choice of sports: “The weightlifting training hall was next to my school. I saw boys who trained there and thought that I wanted to be as strong as them. My parents were opposed to it, but I quarreled with them until they let me train. They realized that I belong with sport, weightlifting.”
The most important achievement: silver medal at 2014 European Championship
Supported at hardest moments by: His mother, who is always there for him.
Slogan: There is no difficulty you cannot overcome.
2014 - vice-champion at European Championship in Tel Aviv
2016 - silver medal for clean and jerk at the World Championship
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