David Issakovich Bedschanjan

Dawid Issakowitsch Bedschanjan ( Russian Давид Исакович Беджанян ; born December 16, 1988 in Bolshoi Kamen ) is a Russian weightlifter of Armenian origin. He was European champion in 2012 and 2013 and vice- world champion in 2013 , both in the heavyweight division .

Career

Dawid Bedschanjan comes from Solnechnopodolsk and started lifting weights there as a teenager. He is now a student at the State Agricultural University in Stavropol .

As a junior, he was already among the top Russian classes and represented his country for the first time in 2007 at an international championship. He took 3rd place in a duel at the European Junior Championships (U 20) in Puerto de la Cruz / Spain in the heavyweight division with 377 kg (164-212). At the Junior World Championships (U 20) in June 2008 in Cali , Dawid Bedschanjan achieved 375 kg (165-219) in a duel, but only reached 4th place. He then made a considerable leap in performance up to the European Junior Championships (U 20) in Durres in 2008 . He achieved there in the heavyweight 394 kg (169-225) and won his first international title.

At the Russian Junior Championship (U 23) in July 2009, he first reached more than 400 kg in a duel. He achieved in a duel 410 kg (180-230), with which he won in a superior style. At the Junior European Championships (U 23) in 2009 in Władysławowo he was no longer in quite as good shape, the 391 kg (170-221) received from him in a duel were enough to win because of the lighter body weight in front of Daniel Dolega , Poland also came to 391 kg (180–209).

2010 Dawid Bedschanjan started for the first time in the Russian Senior Championship. He came to 396 kg (176–220) and took 5th place. In November 2010 he won the European Junior Championships (U 23) in Limassol , where he again exceeded the 400 kg limit with 404 kg (179-225).

At the Russian championship 2011 he increased again. He achieved there 415 kg (185-230) and finished with this performance behind Dmitri Klokow , 427 kg (195-232) and Vladimir Smortschkow , 420 kg (195-225) in 3rd place. In November of the same year he set a world record in pushing with 238 kg as part of the President's Cup in Belgorod . He won there in the heavyweight division with 421 kg (183-238) in front of his compatriot Gennadi Muratow , 406 kg (185-221).

In 2012, Dawid Bedschanjan became the first Russian senior champion. He won the heavyweight division with 410 kg (180-230) in front of Gennady Muratow, 403 kg (182-221). In Antalya he was then also European heavyweight champion. His performance in the duel there was 405 kg (185-220), with which he won before his compatriot Maxim Schejko , 401 kg (185-216). At the Olympic Games in London that year, he was not used.

In April 2013 Dawid Bedschanjan was again European champion in Tirana with achieved 411 kg (181-230). In July 2013 he started at the Universiade in Kazan . He came there to 403 kg (179-224) and had to admit defeat to the Uzbek Ruslan Nurudinow , who achieved 412 kg (190-224). In October 2013 he made his first start at a world championship. He came here in Wrocław in a duel on 405 kg (190-225). With this performance he won behind Ruslan Nurudinow, who achieved the 425 kg (190-235) the World Cup silver medal.

In 2014 he did not start at the European Championships in Tel Aviv. But he was in August 2014 in Grozny Russian champion in a duel with an excellent 426 kg (185-241). His thrusting performance was a Russian record. At the 2014 World Cup in Almaty, he weighed 427 kg (187–240) in a duel, placing third behind Ilya Ilyin from Kazakhstan, 432 kg (190–242) and Ruslan Nurudinov, Uzbekistan, 432 kg (193–239). Space. With his performance in pushing, he won the World Cup silver medal.

In 2015 Dawid Bedschanjan won the Russian championship again. In the weight class up to 105 kg body weight he came there to 427 kg (185-242), which he won ahead of Timur Naniew, who came to 416 kg (187-229). At the world championship this year in Houston he fought against Alexander Sajtschikow from Kazakhstan in the same weight class for the title. But since he was clearly behind after the break, he was no longer able to push Sajchikov in his duel. After all, he won the joke with 231 kg to win the world title.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2007	3.	Junior European Championship (U 20) in Puerto de la Cruz	Heavy	with 377 kg (165–212), behind Andrej Aramnau , Belarus, 408 kg (188–220) and Anastasios Triantafyllou , Greece, 383 kg (170–213)
2008	4th	Junior World Championships (U 20) in Cali / Colombia	Heavy	at 375 kg (165-210); Winner: Mohamed Abd El Rahman , Egypt, 383 kg (170–213)
2008	1.	Junior European Championship (U 20) in Durres / Albania	Heavy	with 394 kg (169–225), ahead of Sevak Sahakjan, Armenia, 372 kg (171–201) and Daniel Dolega, Poland, 372 kg (172–200)
2009	1.	Junior European Championship (U 23) in Władysławowo / Poland	Heavy	with 391 kg (170–221), before Daniel Dolega, 391 kg (182–209) and Maxim Matwejew, Russia, 388 kg (171–217)
2010	1.	Junior European Championship (U 23) in Limassol	Heavy	with 404 kg (179–225), before Kornel Czekiel , Poland, 383 kg (178–205)
2011	1.	Presidents Cup in Belgorod	Heavy	with 421 kg (183–238), before Gennadi Muradow, Russia, 406 kg (185–221), Maxim Scheiko, Russia, 400 kg (178–222) and Ahmed Joughili , Syria, 399 kg (179–220)
2012	1.	EM in Antalya	Heavy	with 405 kg (185–220), in front of Maxim Schejko, 401 kg (185–216) and Sergej Tagirow , Ukraine, 390 kg (180–210)
2013	1.	EM in Tirana	Heavy	with 411 kg (181-230), ahead of Maxim Schejko, 404 kg (184-220) and Dawid Gogia, Georgia, 401 kg (183-218)
2013	3.	Universiade in Kazan	Heavy	with 403 kg (179–224), behind Ruslan Nurudinov , Uzbekistan, 412 kg (190–222) and Andrei Demanow , Russia, 406 kg (183–223)
2013	2.	World Cup in Wrocław	Heavy	with 405 kg (180–225), behind Ruslan Nurudinov, 425 kg (190–235) and in front of Bartłomiej Bonk , Poland, 404 kg (188–216)
2014	3.	World Cup in Almaty	Heavy	with 427 kg (187–240), behind Ilya Ilyin, Kazakhstan, 432 kg (190–242) and Ruslan Nurudinov, 432 kg (193–239)
2015	2.	World Cup in Houston	Heavy	with 411 kg (180–231), behind Alexander Sajtschikow, Kazakhstan, 421 kg (191–230) and in front of Artur Plesnieks, Latvia, 405 kg (179–226)

WM & EM individual medals

• World Cup gold medals: 2015 / pushing
• World Cup silver medals: 2013 / push, 2014 / push

• EM gold medals: 2012 / push - 2013 / push
• European Championship silver medals: 2012 / tear
• European Championship bronze medals: 2013 / tear

Russian championships

year	space	Age group	Weight class	Results
2009	1.	Juniors (U 23)	Heavy	with 410 kg (180–230), before Igor Merkuschow, 396 kg (176–220)
2010	5.	Seniors	Heavy	at 396 kg (176-220); Winner: Vladimir Smortschkow , 419 kg (198–221)
2011	3.	Seniors	Heavy	with 415 kg (185–230), behind Dmitri Klokow , 427 kg (195–232) and Wladimir Smortschkow, 420 kg (195–225)
2012	1.	Seniors	Heavy	with 410 kg (180–230), before Gennadi Muratow, 403 kg (182–221) and Maxim Scheiko, 402 kg (181–221)
2014	1.	Seniors	Heavy	with 426 kg (185–241), ahead of Vasily Polownikow , 416 kg (190–226) and Maxim Scheiko, 416 kg (187–229)
2015	1.	Seniors	Heavy	with 427 kg (185–242), ahead of Timur Naniew, 416 kg (187–229) and Martin Sabanchiew, 416 kg (190–226)

Explanations

• all competitions in single combat, consisting of snatching and pushing
• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Heavyweight, weight class up to 105 kg body weight

literature

• Athletics magazine

Web links

• Dawid Issakowitsch Bedschanjan at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• www.polska-sztanga.pl