Artyom Shaloyan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Germany |
| Born | 31 July 1976 Gyumri, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | 69 kg |
| Club | AV 03 Speyer[1] |
| Coached by | Frank Mantek[1] |
Artyom Shaloyan (born July 31, 1976) is an Armenian-born German weightlifter.[2] He won a bronze medal for the 69 kg class at the 1995 European Weightlifting Championships in Warsaw, Poland.[3] Shaloyan is currently a member of the weightlifting team for AV 03 Speyer, and is coached and trained by Frank Mantek.[1]
Shaloyan represented his adopted nation Germany (he moved there in 1997 and became a citizen in 2005)[3] at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight category (69 kg). Shaloyan placed fourteenth in this event, as he successfully lifted 135 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 165 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 300 kg.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Artyom Shaloyan – Weightlifting" (in German). Team Peking Deutsche. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Artyom Shaloyan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Profile – Artyom Shaloyan" (in German). AV 03 Speyer. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Gewichtheber Artyom Shaloyan landet auf Platz vierzehnten" [Weightlifter Artyom Shaloyan lands fourteenth place] (in German). Online Focus (Deutsch). 12 August 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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