Armen Nazaryan

Armen Lyudvigovich Nazaryan

Personal information
Nationality	Armenian
Born	(1974-03-09) 9 March 1974 (age 50) Masis, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Armenia  Bulgaria
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Slavia Sofia
Coached by	Robert Nersesyan Bratan Tzenov
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 - 1 World Championships 3 2 3 European Championships 6 3 - Total 11 5 4 Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Armenia Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 52 kg World Championships 1993 Stockholm 52 kg 1995 Prague 52 kg European Championships 1994 Athens 52 kg 1995 Bezanson 52 kg 1996 Budapest 52 kg Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 58 kg 2004 Athens 60 kg World Championships 2002 Moscow 60 kg 2003 Créteil 60 kg 2005 Budapest 60 kg 1997 Wrocław 58 kg 1998 Gävle 58 kg 1999 Athens 58 kg European Championships 1998 Minsk 58 kg 1999 Sofia 58 kg 2002 Seinayoky 60 kg 2003 Belgrade 60 kg 2000 Moscow 58 kg 2008 Tampere 60 kg

Armen Nazaryan (Armenian: Արմեն Նազարյան, Bulgarian: Армен Назарян, born 9 March 1974) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler who later represented Bulgaria. Nazaryan is a two-time Olympic Champion (1996, 2000), a three-time World Champion (2002, 2003, 2005), and a six-time European Champion (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003). After Armenia regained independence in 1991, Nazaryan became the first Olympic gold medalist for the country.^[1] He was recognized by the FILA as the best wrestler of the year in 1998 and 2003. In 2007, Nazaryan was inducted as a member of the FILA Hall of Fame.