Meline Daluzyan
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Meline Daluzyan is an Armenia
n weightlifter.
Daluzyan participated in the women's under 63 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships
and won the bronze medal
, finishing behind Quyang Xiaofang and Svetlana Shimkova
. She snatched
105 kg and jerked
an additional 127 kg for a total of 232 kg, 14 kg behind winner Quyang.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n weightlifter.
Daluzyan participated in the women's under 63 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships
2006 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
and won the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
, finishing behind Quyang Xiaofang and Svetlana Shimkova
Svetlana Shimkova
Svetlana Shimkova is a Russian weightlifter.At the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships she won the silver medal in the 63 kg category, with a world record clean and jerk of 139 kg, which was surpassed in the same contest by Pawina Thongsuk with 140 kg.She won gold in the...
. She snatched
Snatch (weightlifting)
The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
105 kg and jerked
Clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
an additional 127 kg for a total of 232 kg, 14 kg behind winner Quyang.