Armen Nazaryan

Armen Lyudvigovich Nazaryan
Personal information
NationalityArmenian
Born (1974-03-09) 9 March 1974
Masis, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Armenia
 Bulgaria
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubSlavia Sofia
Coached byRobert 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 Atlanta52 kg
World Championships
1993 Stockholm52 kg
1995 Prague52 kg
European Championships
1994 Athens52 kg
1995 Bezanson52 kg
1996 Budapest52 kg
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney58 kg
2004 Athens60 kg
World Championships
2002 Moscow60 kg
2003 Créteil60 kg
2005 Budapest60 kg
1997 Wrocław58 kg
1998 Gävle58 kg
1999 Athens58 kg
European Championships
1998 Minsk58 kg
1999 Sofia58 kg
2002 Seinayoky60 kg
2003 Belgrade60 kg
2000 Moscow58 kg
2008 Tampere60 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. 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.