Armen Nazarian
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Gold | 2000 Sydney | 54-58 kg | |
Bronze | 2004 Athens | 54-58 kg |
Armen Nazarian (Bulgarian: Армен Назарян) (born March 9, 1974 in Gyumri, Armenia) is a Bulgarian Greco Roman wrestler of Armenian ethnic origin and a member of the Fila Hall of Fame. He started wrestling at the age of eight and wrestled for the USSR in international tournaments before the break up of that country in 1991. After which Armen wrestled for Armenia, before emigrating to Bulgaria in 1995. Armen has achieved status as the most feared Greco wrestler in the world today, as he is the most decorated of all the active Greco Roman style wrestlers and in his career has amounted 2 Olympic gold medals, 1 Olympic bronze, as well as 6 world medals to his name.
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