Simon Martirosyan

Simon Martirosyan (Armenian: Սիմոն Մարտիրոսյան; born 17 February 1997) is an Armenian weightlifter, Olympian,[1] two time World Champion, and two time European Champion competing in the 105 kg category until 2018 and 109 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2]

Simon Martirosyan
Personal information
NationalityArmenian
Born (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997
Haykashen, Armenia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight108.95 kg (240 lb)
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–109 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro–105 kg
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat–109 kg
2019 Pattaya–109 kg
European Championships
2016 Førde–105 kg
2017 Split–105 kg
2019 Batumi–109 kg
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing+85 kg

Career

He held the youth world record for the snatch, the clean and jerk and total in the +94 kg division before weight classes were changed in 2018 nullifying earlier records. He is currently the world record holder in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and Total for the −109 kg division.

In 2014 Martirosyan competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics winning a gold medal in the +85 kg category.[3]

Olympics

He competed for Armenia in the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal in the men's 105 kg competition.[4][5]

World Championships

In 2018 the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories nullifying earlier records, and coming into the competition it was suspected to be a close race between Ruslan Nurudinov (gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics), and Yang Zhe (4th place at the 2016 Summer Olympics). After the snatch portion of the competition, Ruslan Nurudinov was out of the running for a total (as he did not complete a lift), and Yang Zhe was leading Martirosyan by 1 kg. In the clean & jerk portion of the competition, Martirosyan was the last lifter to begin lifting, and with his first lift of 230 kg he was in first place. After Nurudinov was unable to complete his next lift of 238 kg, Martirosyan attempted and made a 240 kg clean & jerk, setting new world records in the clean & jerk and total,[6] and winning the gold medal.[7]

He competed at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg category after a convincing win at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships. He competed against silver medalist in the previous championships (Yang Zhe) and 2008 Olympic Champion (Andrei Aramnau). During the snatch competition Zhe, Aramnau and Martirosyan had their third snatch attempts in succession completed a world record lift each time. Zhe completed a 197 kg snatch, Aramnau with a 198 kg snatch and finally Martirosyan with a 199 kg lift.[8] During the clean & jerk portion Martirosyan was the last lifter to make an attempt and with his lift of 230 kg he secured the gold medal in the clean & jerk and total.[9]

European Championships

In 2016 he competed at the 2016 European Weightlifting Championships and won a bronze medal in 105 kg category. The following year he competed at the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships in Split, Croatia in the 105 kg category. He won gold medals in the snatch, clean & jerk and total, outlifting silver medalist Vasil Gospodinov by 17 kg.[10] He returned to the European Weightlifting Championships in 2019 and swept gold medals and finished with a total of 427 kg, 16 kg over Andrei Aramnau.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil105 kg18519019542202272342417
World Championships
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan105 kg1781831835213220221113967
2015 Houston, United States105 kg18018619121621621684025
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan109 kg190195197230240 CWR–435 CWR
2019 Pattaya, Thailand109 kg190195199 CWR230241–429
European Championships
2016 Førde, Norway105 kg182184185215220225402
2017 Split, Croatia105 kg184190190220220230414
2019 Batumi, Georgia109 kg187192197225235–427

References
  1. "Rio Olympics 2016: Ruslan Nurudinov wins -105kg weightlifting gold". BBC. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 109 kg
  3. "Simon Martirosyan becomes Youth olympic champion with world record". Armenpress. 23 August 2014.
  4. "Simon Martirosyan Wins Armenia's First Medal at Rio Olympics". Armenian Weekly. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. "Weightlifting: Proud Uzbek Nurudinov eases to Rio gold". Reuters. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. "Armenia's Simon Martirosyan Wins Gold at Weightlifting World Championships". MassisPost. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  7. "MARTIROSYAN became World Champion". IWF.net. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  8. "MARTIROSYAN defended his title". IWF.net. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  9. "Armenian Weightlifter Simon Martirosyan Repeats as World Champion, Sets New Record". Massis Post. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  10. PDF Results for 2017 European Championships 105 kg
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