Aleksan Karapetyan

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Aleksan•Karapetyan
Used name	Aleksan•Karapetyan
Other names	Ալէքսան Կարապէտյան
Born	17 August 1970 in Gyumri, Shirak	ARM
Measurements	170 cm / 90-94 kg
NOC	Armenia	ARM
	Australia	AUS

Biography

Alex Karapetyan had the following podium finishes at major championships: 2nd in the 1995 World Championships Middle-Heavyweight class (382.5 kg); 3rd in the 1995 European Championships Middle-Heavyweight class (382.5 kg).

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1996 Summer Olympics	Weightlifting	ARM			Aleksan Karapetyan
	Middle-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)		13
2000 Summer Olympics	Weightlifting	AUS			Aleksan Karapetyan
	Middle-Heavyweight, Men (Olympic)		10

Olympic family relations

Father of Garik Karapetyan

List mentions

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (4–0–0 2002 Manchester WLT middle-heavyweight -94 kg gold: clean & jerk, snatch, and total (competed for Australia); 2006 Melbourne WLT gold: middle-heavyweight -94 kg (competed for Australia))