Tigran Vardan Martirosyan (born 3 March 1983 in Leninakan

Gyumri

Gyumri is the capital and largest city of the Shirak Province in northwest Armenia. It is located about 120 km from the capital Yerevan, and, with a population of 168,918 , is the second-largest city in Armenia.The name of the city has been changed many times in history...

) is an Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

n weightlifter. He is 175 cm tall.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 he ranked 7th in the 85 kg category, lifting 367.5 kg in total.

Martirosyan participated in the men's -85 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships

2006 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

 and won the bronze medal, finishing behind Andrei Rybakou

Andrei Rybakou

Andrei Rybakou is a Belarusian weightlifter who won silver medals in Men's 85 kg at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.In April 2006 he won the European Championship...

 and Aslambek Ediev

Aslambek Ediev

Aslambek Ediev is a Russian weightlifter.Ediev participated in the men's -85 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the silver medal, finishing behind Andrei Rybakou. He snatched 172 kg and jerked an additional 201 kg for a total of 373 kg, 10 kg...

. He snatched

Snatch (weightlifting)

The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...

 172 kg and jerked

Clean and jerk

The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...

 an additional 198 kg for a total of 370 kg, 13 kg behind winner Rybakou.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 he won the bronze medal in the 85 kg category, with a total of 380 kg.

He was the silver medal in the 85 kg category in snatch at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships

2009 World Weightlifting Championships

The World Weightlifting Championships 2009 was held in Goyang, South Korea. The event took place from November 20 to November 29, 2009.-Men:-Women:- Medal table :Ranking by Big medals...

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Achievements

2006 World Weightlifting Championships

2006 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

, -85 kg

2008 European Weightlifting Championships

2008 European Weightlifting Championships

The 2008 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy from 11 April to 20 April 2008. It was the 87th edition of the event, which was first staged in 1896.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medals tables:...

, -85 kg

2008 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 85 kg

The men's 85 kg weightlifting event was the fifth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...

, -85 kg