Armen Nazaryan (judoka)

Armen Nazaryan (Armenian: Արմեն Նազարյան, born 20 June 1982, in Hrazdan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian judoka.[1] Nazaryan was awarded the Master of Sport of Armenia, International Class title in 2005.

Armen Nazaryan
Personal information
Born (1982-06-20) 20 June 1982
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg, ‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games13th (2004)
World Champ.5th (2007)
European Champ. (2005)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Armenia
European Championships
2005 Rotterdam ‍–‍60 kg
2006 Tampere ‍–‍60 kg
2003 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
2004 Bucharest ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2011 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
European U23 Championships
2003 Yerevan ‍–‍60 kg
2004 Ljubljana ‍–‍60 kg
Summer Universiade
2007 Bangkok ‍–‍66 kg
Super World Cup
2008 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg
2006 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg
2006 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
2006 Hamburg ‍–‍66 kg
2008 Hamburg ‍–‍66 kg
World Cup
2005 Tallinn ‍–‍60 kg
2003 Tallinn ‍–‍60 kg
2004 Prag ‍–‍60 kg
2003 Tbilisi ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF414
JudoInside.com13458
Updated on 17 November 2022

Biography

Armen Nazaryan started judo in 1990 in the Sports School of Hrazdan. Nazaryan was first interested in boxing, but moved to judo in 1993. Since 1995, he has been trained by Karen Abagyan. In 2003, he became the Youth European Champion and won a bronze medal at the adult 2003 European Judo Championships. He won a bronze medal again at the 2004 European Judo Championships the following year and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Nazaryan won a gold medal at the 2005 European Judo Championships in Rotterdam in the weight category of 60 kg. He won all five fights and defeated the current European Champion Ludwig Paischer of Austria in the final. With this success, Nazaryan went down in history as the first European Champion in the history of Armenian judo.[2]

Nazaryan also won a gold medal at the 2005 World Cup in Tallinn. The next year, he won a silver medal at the 2006 European Judo Championships. In 2007, Nazaryan moved up to a heavier weight class of 66 kg and won a bronze medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok. Nazaryan won a gold medal at the 2008 Super World Cup in Moscow and participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Nazaryan competed in the Olympics for a third time at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He announced before the Olympics began that it would be his last time competing.[3]

Achievements
YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2009European Judo Championships 5thHalf lightweight (66 kg)
2008European Judo Championships 7thHalf lightweight (66 kg)
2007World Judo Championships 5thHalf lightweight (66 kg)
Universiade 3rdHalf lightweight (66 kg)
2006European Judo Championships 2ndExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2005European Judo Championships 1stExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2004European Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2003European Judo Championships 3rdExtra lightweight (60 kg)
2002European Judo Championships 7thExtra lightweight (60 kg)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Armen Nazaryan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. Армен Назарян, дзюдо (in Russian). rumobile.beeline.am. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. "Armenian Judo Fighter Gears Up For 'Last Olympics'". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

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