Weightlifting Olympic champion, World and European champion Yuri Vardanyan has passed away aged 62 in the United States.
Weightlifting Olympic champion, World and European champion Yuri Vardanyan has passed away aged 62 in the United States.
Yuri Vardanyan was seven-time World champion, five-time European champion, four-time USSR champion and won the gold medal in the Olympic Games of 1980. He set 43 world records and won 111 gold medals.