Edgar Gevorgyan

Edgar Gevorgyan (Armenian: Էդգար Գևորգյան, born May 21, 1982, in Vanadzor, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian weightlifter. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 85 kg division.^[1] Gevorgyan competed along with his compatriot Tigran Vardan Martirosyan, who eventually won the bronze medal. Gevorgyan successfully lifted 176 kg in the single-motion snatch, but did not finish the event, as he failed to hoist 196 kg in three attempts for the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk.^[2]

Edgar Gevorgyan

Personal information
Nationality	Armenia
Born	(1982-05-21) 21 May 1982 (age 43) Vanadzor, Armenian SSR
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	85 kg