Ashot Mkhitaryan

Achievements

• In 1999 and 2003 his team became the winner at the European Youth Championship.
• In 1997, 1998 and 2001 his team became the 2nd winner at the European Youth Championship.
• In 2001 the team became the 2nd winner at the World Junior Championship and the champion at the European Junior Championship.
• In 2006 at the World Championship in Santo Domingo RA Weightlifting team had two bronze medalists:
• # Ara Khachatryan-3rd place
• # Tigran Martirosyan -3rd place
• In 2007 and 2008 RA team became the winner at the European Championships with 18 and 17 medals.
• In 2007 at the World Championship the team have silver medalist, and they brought 5 places for the Olympic Games in 2008.
• In 2008 Beijing Olympic Games his team was 3rd with the quantity of medals after China and Russia :
• #Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan
• #Gevorg Davtyan
• #Tigran Vardan Martirosyan
• In 2009 his team became the winner at the European under 23 weightlifting championship
• In 2009 his team was the fourth at the World Weightlifting Championships and brought home 12 medals.
• In 2010 RA Weightlifting Man team became the winner at the European Weightlifting Championships.
• Since 1995 RA weightlifting team have got many World and European champions, medalists and record-holders.
• Since 1995 his weightlifters have brought to Armenia about 300 World and European medals.
• Since 2003 Member of the commission of the National Olympic Committee of RA

  Education

• 1967–1977: Studied at the secondary School № 33, Gyumri, Armenia
• 1978–1982: Studied at the Institute of Sport of Yerevan

  Certificates and Diplomas

• 1989—Certificate of a high-qualified coach of RA
• 2007—Certificate from the President of the IOC J. Rogge
• 2007—Diploma from the President of the Republic of Armenia
• 2008—Diploma and medal from the President of the Republic of Armenia
• 2008-- “Honored Worker of Sports”
• 2008-- “Order of The Peter the Great” for the huge work done for the international sport
• 2009—The “Movses Khorenatsi” medal from the President of the Republic of Armenia

  Death