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YURIK VARDANYAN: Career Highlights
Olympic Medals and Results 
 
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) | 
			   
		  
 			  
			  
              
| 1980 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 177.5 + 222.5 = 400 | 
			  
	
	
	
	
	
 
World Championships: Medals and Results 
 
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) | 
		   
			  
 			  
			  
              
| 1977 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+192.5= 345 | 
			  
 			  
			  
              
| 1978 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 170+207.5= 377.5 | 
			  
 			  
			  
              
| 1979 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 170+200= 370 | 
			  
 			  
			  
              
| 1980 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 177.5+222.5= 400 | 
			  
 			  
			  
              
| 1981 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 170+222.5= 392.5 | 
			  
 			  
			  
              
| 1982 | Middle Heavyweight | 2 | 185+210= 395 | 
			  
 			  
			  
              
| 1983 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 180+212.5= 392.5 | 
			  
 			  
			  
              
| 1985 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 177.5+220= 397.5 | 
			  
	
	
European Championships: Medals and Results 
 
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) | 
			   
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1977 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+192.5= 345 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1978 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 170+202.5= 372.5 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1980 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 167.5+200= 367.5 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1981 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 170+222.5= 392.5 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1982 | Middle Heavyweight | 2 | 185+210= 395 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1983 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 180+212.5= 392.5 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1984 | Light Heavyweight | 2 | 172.5+220= 392.5 | 
			  
	
	
USSR Championships: Medals and Results
 
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) | 
			   
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1977 | Middleweight | 1 | 157.5+190 = 347.5 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1979 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 175.5+215 = 390 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1981 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 182.5+220 = 402.5 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1982 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 190+225 = 415 | 
			  
	
	
Summer Spartakiad of the USSR: Medals and Results
 
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) | 
			   
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1979 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 175.5+215 = 390 | 
			  
	
 
	
Cups of the USSR: Medals and Results
 
| Year | Weight | Lift | Rank | Results (kg) | 
			   
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1976 | Middleweight | Total | 1 | 342.5 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1976 | Middleweight | Clean and Jerk | 1 | 193 | 
			  
 			  
		  
              
| 1976 | Middleweight | Snatch | 1 | 150 | 
			  
	
 
 	
	
World Records Counter: 41 records
 
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total2 | Total3 | 
			  
 
| 0 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 
			  
			
World Records by Yurik Vardanyan
 
| Date | Lift Type | Result | Weight Class | Location | 
    
	|  | Note: * Unofficial world records | 
  
  
 
 
    
| 12/11/1976 | Snatch | 155.5 | Middleweight | Sverdlovsk | 
	
 
    
| 12/11/1976 | Clean and Jerk | 193 | Middleweight | Sverdlovsk | 
	
 
    
| 3/20/1977 | Snatch | 156 | Middleweight | Vilnius | 
	
 
    
| 5/7/1977 | Snatch | 157.5 | Middleweight | Rostov/Don | 
	
 
    
| 5/7/1977 | Total (2) | 347.5 | Middleweight | Rostov/Don | 
	
 
    
| 3/18/1978 | Clean and Jerk | 210 | Light Heavyweight | Moscow | 
	
 
    
| 3/18/1978 | Total (2) | 375 | Light Heavyweight | Moscow | 
	
 
    
| 6/15/1978 | Snatch | 170.5 | Light Heavyweight | Havirov | 
	
 
    
| 10/6/1978 | Snatch | 171 | Light Heavyweight | Gettysburg | 
	
 
    
| 10/6/1978 | Clean and Jerk | 210.5 | Light Heavyweight | Gettysburg | 
	
 
    
| 10/6/1978 | Total (2) | 377.5 | Light Heavyweight | Gettysburg | 
	
 
    
| 3/3/1979 | Clean and Jerk | 212.5 | Light Heavyweight | Leninakan | 
	
 
    
| 3/23/1979 | Clean and Jerk | 211 | Light Heavyweight | Leningrad | 
	
 
    
| 4/7/1979 | Clean and Jerk | 211.5 | Light Heavyweight | Meissen | 
	
 
    
| 6/3/1979 | Total (2) | 382.5 | Light Heavyweight | Leninakan | 
	
 
    
| 7/30/1979 | Snatch | 175.5 | Light Heavyweight | Leningrad | 
	
 
    
| 7/30/1979 | Clean and Jerk | 213 | Light Heavyweight | Leningrad | 
	
 
    
| 7/30/1979 | Clean and Jerk | 215 | Light Heavyweight | Leningrad | 
	
 
    
| 7/30/1979 | Total (2) | 387.5 | Light Heavyweight | Leningrad | 
	
 
    
| 7/30/1979 | Total (2) | 390 | Light Heavyweight | Leningrad | 
	
 
    
| 7/5/1980 | Clean and Jerk | 223 | Middle Heavyweight | Moscow | 
	
 
    
| 7/26/1980 | Snatch | 177.5 | Light Heavyweight | Moscow | 
	
 
    
| 7/26/1980 | Clean and Jerk | 215.5 | Light Heavyweight | Moscow | 
	
 
    
| 7/26/1980 | Clean and Jerk | 222.5 | Light Heavyweight | Moscow | 
	
 
    
| 7/26/1980 | Total (2) | 392.5 | Light Heavyweight | Moscow | 
	
 
    
| 7/26/1980 | Total (2) | 400 | Light Heavyweight | Moscow | 
	
 
    
| 5/15/1981 | Snatch | 182.5 | Middle Heavyweight | Donetsk | 
	
 
    
| 5/15/1981 | Clean and Jerk | 224 | Middle Heavyweight | Donetsk | 
	
 
    
| 5/15/1981 | Total (2) | 402.5 | Middle Heavyweight | Donetsk | 
	
 
    
| 9/17/1981 | Snatch | 178 | Light Heavyweight | Lille | 
	
 
    
| 9/17/1981 | Clean and Jerk | 223 | Light Heavyweight | Lille | 
	
 
    
| 11/14/1981 | Snatch | 178.5 | Light Heavyweight | Wienn | 
	
 
    
| 5/21/1982 | Snatch | 188 | Middle Heavyweight | Dnepropetrovsk | 
	
 
    
| 5/21/1982 | Snatch | 190 | Middle Heavyweight | Dnepropetrovsk | 
	
 
    
| 5/21/1982 | Clean and Jerk | 228 | Middle Heavyweight | Dnepropetrovsk | 
	
 
    
| 5/21/1982 | Total (2) | 415 | Middle Heavyweight | Dnepropetrovsk | 
	
 
    
| 10/27/1983 | Snatch | 180.5 | Light Heavyweight | Moscow | 
	
 
    
| 9/14/1984 | Snatch | 181.5 | Light Heavyweight | Varna | 
	
 
    
| 9/14/1984 | Snatch | 182.5 | Light Heavyweight | Varna | 
	
 
    
| 9/14/1984 | Clean and Jerk | 224 | Light Heavyweight | Varna | 
	
 
    
| 9/14/1984 | Total (2) | 405 | Light Heavyweight | Varna | 
	
 
    
| 9/14/1984* | Total (2) | 402.5 | Light Heavyweight | Varna | 
	
  
  
 
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