Davit Hovhannisyan
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Davit Hovhannisyan (born 14 January 1997), is an Armenian weightlifter, two-time European Champion (2022, 2023), silver medalist at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships, bronze medalist at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships, and 2016 European Junior Champion.
Career
[edit]Davit Hovhannisyan began competing at the international youth level in 2014. The Armenian athlete won the 2016 European Junior Championships in the 77 kg weight category, achieving a total result of 327 kg.[1]
At the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships held in Batumi, Georgia, he won the bronze medal with a total result of 360 kg. He also earned a small bronze medal in the snatch exercise (165 kg).[citation needed]
At the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania, Davit became the continental champion in the 96 kg weight category with a total of 377 kg (snatch: 171 kg, clean and jerk: 206 kg).[2]
At the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships held in Yerevan, Davit repeated his success from the previous year, winning the gold medal with a total of 377 kg (snatch: 172 kg, clean and jerk: 205 kg).
On February 18, 2024, at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Davit Hovhannisyan became the silver medalist in the 96 kg category, losing by only 1 kg (169 + 205 = 374) to fellow Armenian weightlifter Hakob Mkrtchyan.[3]
In April 2025, at the European Championships held in Chișinău, he won the bronze medal in the 96 kg weight category with a total result of 376 kg.[4]
Major results
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Weight class | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total |
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| 2019 | European Championships | Batumi, Georgia | 3rd | 89 kg | 165 kg | 195 kg | 360 kg |
| 2022 | European Championships | Tirana, Albania | 1st | 96 kg | 171 kg | 206 kg | 377 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Yerevan, Armenia | 1st | 96 kg | 172 kg | 205 kg | 377 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria | 2nd | 96 kg | 169 kg | 205 kg | 374 kg |
| 2025 | European Championships | Chișinău, Moldova | 3rd | 96 kg | 170 kg | 206 kg | 376 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results By Events Old BW". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Results by Events". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Hakob Mkrtchyan is the European Weightlifting Champion, Davit Hovhannisyan is the runner-up - Armsport.am". armsport.am. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Peyotto.com. "Weightlifter Davit Hovhannisyan is a bronze medalist at the European Championships". www.aravot.am. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Davit Hovhannisyan at the IWF website