General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His father Oksen was also a weightlifter and won gold for the Soviet Union in the -56kg division at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. (panarmenian.net, 18 May 2010) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
"My father is an Olympic champion in weightlifting, so I couldn't even think about any other sport." |
| Name of coach |
Oksen Mirzoyan [father], ARM, from 1997 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age five. |
Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Echmiadzin, ARM |
General Interest |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
He is especially fond of his early success as a youth lifter. "When you become a champion of Armenia for the first time at a young age, you feel like the world belongs to you. That's where great achievements begin." (mediamax.am, 12 Jul 2016) |
| Most influential person in career |
His father. (mediamax.am, 12 Jul 2016) |
| Hero / Idol |
Soviet and Armenian weightlifters Oksen Mirzoyan, Yuri Vardanyan, Yurik Sarkisyan, Anatoly Pisarenko. (mediamax.am, 12 Jul 2016) |
International Debut |
| Year |
2009 |
| Competing for |
Armenia |
| Tournament |
European Championships |
| Location |
Bucharest, ROU |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Armenian, English, Russian |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Hunting. (mediamax.am, 12 Jul 2016) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
He goes to church and lights a candle before competitions. (mediamax.am, 12 Jul 2016) |
| Ambitions |
To win a gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (aysor.am, 11 Apr 2014) |
| Awards and honours |
He broke an elbow and suffered back and leg injuries in a national competition in July 2014, and was unable to train for some months. He returned to the sport in March 2015. (armsport.am, 21 Apr 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
| Other information |
MILITARY SERVICE
He carried out his military service in the Armenian army from 2007-2009 in a special unit for elite sports soldiers. (panorama.am, 28 Jan 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Fiancee |
| Higher education |
Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture: Yerevan, ARM |
Rio de Janeiro
London
Paris
Goyang
Førde
Tel Aviv
Bucharest
Durrës
Landskrona
Sofia
Tehran
Kazan