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{{short description|Armenian weightlifter}}
{{Short description|Armenian weightlifter (born 1970)}}
{{For|the Armenian footballer|Aleksandre Karapetian}}
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'''Aleksan Karapetyan''' ({{lang-hy|Ալէքսան Կարապէտյան
'''Aleksandr "Alex" Karapetyan ''' (born 17 August 1970<ref>{{cite web|title=Alex Karapetyan|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/alex-karapetyan-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025701/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/alex-karapetyan-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=27 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=2003 Weightlifting World Championships - Aleksan Karapetyan|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=94|publisher=iwf.net|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> in [[Gyumri]], [[Armenia]]) is an [[Armenia]]n [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]] who later represented [[Australia]].
}}, born 17 August 1970<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Alex Karapetyan |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/alex-karapetyan-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203095537/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/alex-karapetyan-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2016 |access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=2003 Weightlifting World Championships - Aleksan Karapetyan |url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=94 |publisher=iwf.net |access-date=23 June 2016 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002172637/https://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=94 |url-status=dead}}</ref> in [[Gyumri]]) is an [[Armenia]]n [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]] who later represented [[Australia]].


Karapetyan won a silver medal at the [[1995 World Weightlifting Championships]] for his home country Armenia. He competed at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] representing Armenia, coming in 13th place, and at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] representing Australia, coming in 10th place. In 2007 Karapetyan was suspended for two years after he admitted [[benzylpiperazine]] [[Doping in sport|doping]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-04-23/australian-weightlifter-banned-for-doping/2530468|title=Australian weightlifter banned for doping|date=23 April 2007|publisher=}}</ref>
Karapetyan won a silver medal at the [[1995 World Weightlifting Championships]] for his home country Armenia. He competed at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] representing Armenia, coming in 13th place, and at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] representing Australia, coming in 10th place.

In 2007 Karapetyan was suspended for two years after he admitted [[benzylpiperazine]] [[Doping in sport|doping]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-04-23/australian-weightlifter-banned-for-doping/2530468 |title=Australian weightlifter banned for doping |website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=23 April 2007 |publisher= |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518195422/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-04-23/australian-weightlifter-banned-for-doping/2530468 |url-status=live |quote=Champion Australian weightlifter Aleksan Karapetyan has been suspended for two years after he admitted taking a banned drug}}</ref>


==Major results==
==Major results==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IWF|4293|Aleksan Karapetyan}}
* {{AOC|aleksan-karapetyan|Aleksan Karapetyan}}
* {{Olympedia|55122|Aleksan Karapetyan}}
* {{Olympics.com|aleksan-karapetian|Aleksan Karapetian}}
* {{CGF profile|55728|Aleksan Karapetyn}}
* {{2006 Commonwealth Games profile|110385|Aleksan Karapetyn}}
* [http://liftup.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=438 Aleksander Karapetyan at Lift Up]
* [http://liftup.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=438 Aleksander Karapetyan at Lift Up]


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[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting]]
[[Category:European Weightlifting Championships medalists]]
[[Category:European Weightlifting Championships medalists]]
[[Category:World Weightlifting Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]




Latest revision as of 11:43, 30 January 2024

For the Armenian footballer, see Aleksandre Karapetian.

Aleksan Karapetyan
Personal information
Born (1970-08-17) 17 August 1970 (age 53)
Gyumri, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Weight93.49 kg (206 lb)
Sport
Country Armenia
 Australia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class94 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Armenia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Guangzhou -91 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Warsaw -91 kg
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester -94 kg snatch
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester -94 kg clean & jerk
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester -94 kg combined
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne -94 kg
Updated on 13 September 2016.

Aleksan Karapetyan (Armenian: Ալէքսան Կարապէտյան, born 17 August 1970[1][2] in Gyumri) is an Armenian weightlifter who later represented Australia.

Karapetyan won a silver medal at the 1995 World Weightlifting Championships for his home country Armenia. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics representing Armenia, coming in 13th place, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics representing Australia, coming in 10th place.

In 2007 Karapetyan was suspended for two years after he admitted benzylpiperazine doping.[3]

Major results[edit]

He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 94 kg 170 170 170 --- --- --- --- --- 0 ---
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 94 kg 175 180 180 4 207.5 212.5 212.5 5 382.5 4
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 94 kg 177.5 182.5 185 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 210 210 210 7 392.5 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Karapetyan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b "2003 Weightlifting World Championships - Aleksan Karapetyan". iwf.net. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Australian weightlifter banned for doping". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015. Champion Australian weightlifter Aleksan Karapetyan has been suspended for two years after he admitted taking a banned drug

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