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Nazik Avdalyan
Nazik Avdalyan (Armenian: Նազիկ Ավդալյան; born October 31, 1986, in Gyumri, Armenia) is an Armenian weightlifter known for her achievements in weightlifting. She won a gold medal at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships. Avdalyan is the first ever weightlifter from Armenia to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships and the first ever woman from Armenia to win a world championship in any sport. Since April 2025 she's the founder of Sports Development Foundation. "The Reverse Side Of The Medal", the film of her career that was shot in 2024.
Nazik Avdalyan was born October 31, 1986, in Gyumri, Armenia. She rose in a family of an engineer (father- Vardan Haykaz Avdalyan) and an accountant (mother- Anush Karlen Vardanyan). She was the eldest of her two siblings. From the age of 5 to 17 she did acrobatics. As back then opportunity to participate in overseas competition was not abundant, at the age of 18 she decided to shift her professional career path to weightlifting. By doing so she could stay in sport which she was deeply in love with. Her trainer was Artashes Nersisyan. From 1993 to 2003 she attended Basic School No. 4 in Gyumri. From 2003 to 2007 she studied at Gyumri State Pedagogical University, the faculty of Physical Education, the department of Kinesiology. From 2020 to 2021 she did her Master’s Degree in the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport, the faculty of Sport psychology.
In 2006 she appeared at an international championship for the first time which was 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 seventh place.
In 2007, in Strasbourg she became vice-European champion (up to 69 kg body weight) and increased her performance in duels to 241 kg (105–136).
At the 2007 World Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Nazik Avdalyan did not quite come close to Strasbourg's performance with 235 kg (102–135) and ended in fifth place.
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) ahead of Tatyana Matveyeva from Russia, who scored 239 kg. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, she did not take part.
Nazik Avdalyan took part in the 2008 World University Championships in Komotini, Greece (up to 69 kg body weight) and completed in second place.
In 2009, Nazik Avdalyan achieved 245 kg (110–135) in a duel at the European Championships in Bucharest and with this performance she took second place.
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Nazik Avdalyan
Nazik Avdalyan (Armenian: Նազիկ Ավդալյան; born October 31, 1986, in Gyumri, Armenia) is an Armenian weightlifter known for her achievements in weightlifting. She won a gold medal at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships. Avdalyan is the first ever weightlifter from Armenia to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships and the first ever woman from Armenia to win a world championship in any sport. Since April 2025 she's the founder of Sports Development Foundation. "The Reverse Side Of The Medal", the film of her career that was shot in 2024.
Nazik Avdalyan was born October 31, 1986, in Gyumri, Armenia. She rose in a family of an engineer (father- Vardan Haykaz Avdalyan) and an accountant (mother- Anush Karlen Vardanyan). She was the eldest of her two siblings. From the age of 5 to 17 she did acrobatics. As back then opportunity to participate in overseas competition was not abundant, at the age of 18 she decided to shift her professional career path to weightlifting. By doing so she could stay in sport which she was deeply in love with. Her trainer was Artashes Nersisyan. From 1993 to 2003 she attended Basic School No. 4 in Gyumri. From 2003 to 2007 she studied at Gyumri State Pedagogical University, the faculty of Physical Education, the department of Kinesiology. From 2020 to 2021 she did her Master’s Degree in the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport, the faculty of Sport psychology.
In 2006 she appeared at an international championship for the first time which was 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 seventh place.
In 2007, in Strasbourg she became vice-European champion (up to 69 kg body weight) and increased her performance in duels to 241 kg (105–136).
At the 2007 World Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Nazik Avdalyan did not quite come close to Strasbourg's performance with 235 kg (102–135) and ended in fifth place.
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) ahead of Tatyana Matveyeva from Russia, who scored 239 kg. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, she did not take part.
Nazik Avdalyan took part in the 2008 World University Championships in Komotini, Greece (up to 69 kg body weight) and completed in second place.
In 2009, Nazik Avdalyan achieved 245 kg (110–135) in a duel at the European Championships in Bucharest and with this performance she took second place.