November 28, 2009 Armenian weightlifter Hripsime Khurshudyan won bronze lifting 267 kg in clean and jerk combination (120+147) in World Weightlifting Championship in Goyang, South Korea. Kazakh Svetlana Podobedova became the champion, setting a new world record.

Armenian national team ranks third in the standings (3 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals). Chinese team is the first, whereas Kazakhstan-the second.