Armen Nazaryan

Nick Name

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Born

:09 Mar,1974

Age

:45 years, 5 months

Location

:Masis, Ararat, Armenia

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About Armen Nazaryan

Armen Nazaryan is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler who later represented Bulgaria. Nazaryan is a six-time European Champion (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003), a three-time World Champion (2002, 2003, 2005) and a two-time Olympic Champion (1996, 2000). He was recognized by the FILA as the best fighter of the year in 1998 and 2003. In 2007, Nazaryan was inducted as a member of the FILA Hall of Fame.

Career Success:

1993-In 1993, Nazaryan became a Youth Wrestling World Champion and won a silver medal at the senior 1993 World Wrestling Championships. This marked the debut of Armenia in the FILA Wrestling World Championships. Nazaryan had won the first ever medal for the independent Republic of Armenia at the Wrestling World Championships.

1994-The following year, Nazaryan won a gold medal at the 1994 Wrestling European Championships. Nazaryan became the first Wrestling European Champion from independent Armenia in the country's debut in the FILA Wrestling European Championships

1995-Nazaryan repeated both the Wrestling European Championships gold medal and Wrestling World Championships silver medal in 1995, the former making him only the second Wrestling European Champion from Armenia. Because of his international success, Nazaryan was eligible to compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

1999-Nazaryan became a Wrestling European Champion in 1998 and 1999 in this new weight class. He had, however, been unable to win a Wrestling World Championship, coming in third place at every World Championship leading up to the 2000 Summer Olympics.

2003-Nazaryan had a very successful 2002 and 2003, becoming a Wrestling World Champion and Wrestling European Champion in both years. It had seemed Nazaryan might become one of only a few people to become three-time Olympic Champions in wrestling, but this would not be the case.

2004-At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Nazaryan was defeated by eventual Olympic gold medalist Jung Ji-Hyun in the semifinals. Nazaryan did, however, defeat Aleksey Shevtsov in the bronze medal match to win the Olympic bronze medal, Nazaryan's third and final Olympic medal.

2005-Nazaryan managed to win his third Wrestling World Championship gold medal in 2005.

2008-Nazaryan made a comeback at the 2008 European Wrestling Championships, where he came in second place, thus qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics.