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Born | Gyumri, Armenia | October 31, 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Women's 69 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Artashes Nersisyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nazeli "Nazik" Avdalyan Armenian: Նազելի "Նազիկ" Վարդանի Ավդալյան, born October 31, 1986, in Gyumri, Armenia) is an Armenian weightlifter known for her achievements in weightlifting.
She won a gold medal at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships. Avdalyan is the first ever weightlifter from Armenia to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships and the first ever woman from Armenia to win a world championship in any sport.[1][2][3]