Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan (Armenian: Խաչատուր Քյափանակցյան; June 24, 1968 – September 30, 2007) was an Armenian weightlifter. He set two world records in the snatch.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Weightlifting | ||
Representing  Armenia | ||
| European Championships | ||
 | 1993 Sofia | -76 kg |
 | 1994 Sokolov | -76 kg |
| 1995 Warsaw | -76 kg |
 | 1998 Riesa | -76 kg |
Kyapanaktsyan was born in Leninakan, Armenian SSR (now Gyumri, Armenia), a city known for producing elite weightlifters.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1993 European Weightlifting Championships and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Kyapanaktsyan also set two world records, both in the snatch.[2]
On September 30, 2007, Kyapanaktsyan died at the age of 39 in a car accident on the Gyumri-Vanadzor highway.[3]