Norayr Vardanyan
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| Born |
15 May 1987 Leninakan, Armenian SSR, USSR | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Armenia USA | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||
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Norayr (Norik) Vardanyan (Armenian: Նորայր Վարդանյան, born 15 May 1987 in Leninakan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian and American weightlifter.
Norayr is the son of legendary Soviet weightlifter Yurik Vardanyan.[1] He competed for Armenia in the 94 kg weight class at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he placed 11th.[2] He was also the Silver Medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games.
On 6 October 2016, the IWF reported that as a consequence of the IOC's reanalyses of samples from the 2012 Olympic Games, a sample produced by Norayr Vardanyan, who represented Armenia, had returned a positive result. In line with the relevant rules and regulations, the IWF imposed a mandatory provisional suspension upon Vardanyan, who will remain provisionally suspended until his case is closed.[3]
References
- ↑ Լոնդոն-2012. Հայ օլիմպիականները. Նորայր Վարդանյան (in Armenian). sport.news.am. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ↑ "Armenia at the 2012 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ↑ International Weightlifting Federation (6 October 2016). "PUBLIC DISCLOSURE". Retrieved 2016-10-06.