Armenian and American weightlifter (born 1987)

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 (1956-2018).

Vardanian initially won the bronze medal in the 94:kg cl* at the 2009 Pan American Weightlifting Championships but was later disqualified after testing positive for cannabis.

He competed for Armenia in the 94:kg weight cl* at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he placed 11th. 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 re*yses 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. On 12 January 2017 it was confirmed that because of a doping violation he had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympic Games.

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• Sports-Reference.com