David Bedzhanyan
Dawid Issakowitsch Bedschanjan (Russian Давид Исакович Беджанян; born December 16, 1988 in Bolshoi Kamen ) is a Russian weightlifter of Armenian origin. He was 2012 and 2013 European champion and 2013, Vice World Champion, each heavyweight
Career
Dawid Bedschanjan comes from Solnechnopodolsk and began as a teenager with weight lifting. He is now a student at the State Agrarian University in Stavropol.
Even as a junior he belonged to the Russian top class and represented his country for the first time in 2007 at an international championship. He finished it at the Junior European Championship (U 20) in Puerto de la Cruz / Spain in the heavyweight 377 kg ( 164-212 ) vies 3rd place. At the Junior World Championship ( U-20 ) in June 2008 in Cali Dawid Bedschanjan achieved in a duel 375 kg ( 165-219 ), but only enough for fourth place. A significant leap in performance then succeeded to the European Junior Championship (U 20) in 2008 in Durres. He scored there in the heavyweight 394 kg ( 169-225 ) and grabbing himself his first international title.
In the Russian Junior Championship (U 23) in July 2009 he reached in a duel for the first time more than 400 kg. He scored in a duel 410 kg ( 180-230 ), which he won in superior style. At the Junior Championship ( U 23 ) 2009 Wladyslawowo he was not quite as good shape, the erzhielten of him in a duel 391 kg ( 170-221 ) but ranged to victory because of the lighter body weight before Daniel Dolega, Poland, also to 391 kg ( 180-209 ) came.
2010 started Dawid Bedschanjan first time at the Russian senior championships. He came up with 396 kg ( 176-220 ) and finished 5th. In November 2010 he won in Limassol at the Junior European Championship (U 23), where again he crossed the 400 -kg limit with 404 kg ( 179-225 ).
In the Russian Championship 2011, he once again increased. He scored there 415 kg ( 185-230 ) and came with this performance behind Dmitri Klokow 427 kg ( 195-232 ) and Vladimir Smortschkow, 420 kg ( 195-225 ) the 3rd place. In November of the same year he exhibited in Belgorod as part of the President's Cup also set a world record in pushing 238 kg. He won there in the heavyweight 421 kg ( 183-238 ) ahead of his compatriot Gennady Muratov, 406 kg ( 185-221 ).
2012 Dawid Bedschanjan was Russian seniors champion for the first time. He won the heavyweight 410 kg ( 180-230 ) before Gennadi Muratov, 403 kg ( 182-221 ). In Antalya, he was also European champion in the heavyweight division. His performance in the duel was there 405 kg ( 185-220 ), with whom he won ahead of his compatriot Maxim Schejko, 401 kg ( 185-216 ). At the Olympics this year in London but was not used.
In April, 2013 were European champion Dawid Bedschanjan in Tirana reached 411 kg ( 181-230 ) again. In July 2013 he started at the Universiade in Kazan. He came there to 403 kg ( 179-224 ) and had the Uzbek Ruslan Nurudinow, who scored 412 kg ( 190-222 ), defeated. In October 2013 he completed then also making his first start at a World Cup. He came here in Wroclaw in a duel to 405 kg ( 190-225 ). With this performance, he won behind Ruslan Nurudinow, 425 kg ( 190-235 ) scored the World Cup silver medal.
International success
WM & EM individual medals
- World Championship silver medals: 2013/Stoßen
- European gold medals: 2012/Stoßen - 2013/Stoßen
- EM- Silver medals: 2012/Reißen
- EM bronze medals: 2013/Reißen
Russian championships
- All competitions in a duel, consisting of tearing and piercing
- WM = World Championship, European Championship EM =
- Heavyweight weight class to 105 kg body weight