Nasik Avdalyan

Nasik Awdaljan ( Armenian Նազիկ Ավդալյան , Russian Назе́ли (На́зик) Варда́новна Авдаля́н , English Nazik Avdalyan ; born October 31, 1986 in Leninakan , Armenian SSR , Soviet Union ) is an Armenian weightlifter . In 2009 she became world champion in the weight class up to 69 kg body weight.

Career

Nasik Avdaljan started lifting weights in her hometown of Gyumri . Trained by Artashes Nersisjan, she appeared for the first time at an international championship in 2006, which was the same as the world championship in Santo Domingo ( Dominican Republic ). She started in the weight class up to 69 kg body weight (KG) and achieved 221 kg (100–121) in the duel, with which she took a good 7th place.

In 2007 she was runner- up in Strasbourg (up to 69 kg body weight) and increased her performance in a duel to 241 kg (105-136). Only Oksana Slivenko from Russia achieved a better performance with 257 kg (112-145). At the 2007 World Championships in Chiang Mai / Thailand , Nasik Avdaljan with 235 kg (102-135) did not quite come close to the performance of Strasbourg and ended up in 5th place. The winner and world champion Oksana Slivenko achieved 276 kg, with which she won in front of Liu Chunhong from China , 271 kg.

In 2008 she won her first title at the European Championships in Lignano . She won the class up to 69 kg body weight with 242 kg (106-131) in front of Tatiana Matwejewa from Russia, who achieved 239 kg. At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 she, actually a sure medal contender, did not start. Her compatriot Meline Dalusjan, who is otherwise so successful, did not start there either. Only Hipsime Khurschudjan competed in Beijing, but remained 30 kg below her normal performance.

2009 achieved Nasik Avdaljan at the European Championships in Bucharest 245 kg (110-135) in a duel and was second with this performance behind Oksana Slivenko, who achieved 255 kg. At the 2009 World Championships in Goyang / South Korea , she surprised her competitors and also the specialist audience with an increase to 266 kg (119-147), with which she became the new world champion in the class up to 69 kg body weight. She defeated it for the first time at an international championship Oksana Slivenko, who achieved 264 kg and came in 2nd place.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class
2006	7th	World Cup in Santo Domingo (DOM)	up to 69 kg body weight	at 221 kg (100-121); Winner: Oksana Slivenko , Russia , 263 kg (123–140), ahead of Tatjana Matvejewa , Russia, 245 kg (110–135)
2007	2.	EM in Strasbourg	up to 69 kg body weight	with 241 kg (105–136), behind Oksana Slivenko, 257 kg (112–145), in front of Natalja Dawidowa , Ukraine , 241 kg (109–132)
2007	5.	World Cup in Chiang Mai / Thailand	up to 69 kg body weight	with 235 kg (102-133) behind Oksana Slivenko, 276 kg (120-156), Liu Chunhong , China , 271 kg (121-150), Natalja Dawidowa, 244 kg and the like. Yong Hong Ok, North Korea , 238 kg
2008	1.	EM in Lignano	up to 69 kg body weight	with 242 kg (106-136) before Tatiana Matvejewa, 239 kg (103-136) and Slavejka Ruschinska, Bulgaria , 219 kg
2009	2.	EM in Bucharest	up to 69 kg body weight	with 245 kg (110–135), behind Oksana Slivenko, 255 kg (115–140), in front of Tatjana Matvejewa, 239 kg
2009	1.	World Cup in Goyang / South Korea	up to 69 kg body weight	with 266 kg (119–147) before Oksana Slivenko, 264 kg (118–146) and Zhang Shaolin, Macau , 248 kg (112-136)

World Cup and European Championship individual medals

• World Championship Gold Medals: 2009 / Tear - 2009 / Poke
• European Championship Gold Medals: 2008 / Tear - 2008 / Poke
• European championship silver medals: 2007 / pushing - 2009 / tearing
• European championship bronze medals: 2007 / tear - 2009 / push

swell

• Athletics magazine
• Database of the Institute for Applied Training Sciences at the University of Leipzig

Web links

• Report on the 2009 European Championship (English)
• Photo series from the World Cup 2009 (English)
• Report on Nasik Awdaljan (English)