Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Weightlifting | ||
Representing  Armenia
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| European Championships | ||
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1993 Sofia | -76 kg |
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1994 Sokolov | -76 kg |
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1995 Warsaw | -76 kg |
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1998 Riesa | -76 kg |
Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan (Armenian: Խաչատուր Քյափանակցյան; June 24, 1968 – September 30, 2007) was an Armenian weightlifter. He set two world records in the snatch.
Kyapanaktsyan was born in Leninakan, Armenian SSR (now Gyumri, Armenia), a city known for producing elite weightlifters.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1993 European Weightlifting Championships and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Kyapanaktsyan also set two world records, both in the snatch.[2]
On September 30, 2007, Kyapanaktsyan died at the age of 39 in a car accident on the Gyumri-Vanadzor highway.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gyumri". Cultural Caucasus. Retrieved 6 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dream Teams Of The 20th Century: Team Armenia". liftup.chidlovski.net. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Sport: Weightlifting". ArmeniaNow.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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