Armen Bagdasarov
 Armen Bagdasarov (right) on a 2001 Uzbekistani stamp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 July 1972 (age 51) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armen Yuryevich Bagdasarov (Russian: Армен Багдасаров, born 31 July 1972) is an Uzbek-Armenian judoka. He is the first Olympic medalist for independent Uzbekistan.
Biography
Armen Bagdasarov was a member of the Uzbekistan national judo team from 1993 to 2001. The peak of his athletic career began in 1996, when he won a gold medal at the 1996 Asian Judo Championships and won an Olympic silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He later won a silver medal at the 1998 Asian Games and became a two-time Champion of Asia at the 1999 Asian Judo Championships. Bagdasarov also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics without success. He also has a World Championship silver medal in kurash. For his sport achievements, Bagdasarov was awarded the title Honored Sportsman of the Republic of Uzbekistan. On the tenth anniversary of the independence of Uzbekistan, a series of stamps honoring athletes were published, one of which is dedicated to the sporting achievements of Armen Bagdasarov.[1]
In 2001, Armen Bagdasarov completed his career and became the head coach of the Uzbekistan national judo team. Later, he headed the National Federation of Sports of Uzbekistan.[2] At the same time, he is the Director of the National High School Sports Skills On Martial Arts.[3] In 2006, he was awarded the honorary title Honored Coach of the Republic of Uzbekistan.[4]
References
- ^ 10-летие независимости Узбекистана (олимпийские призеры) (in Russian). www.olympic-stamps.ru. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ ДЗЮДО УЗБЕКИСТАНА (in Russian). www.goldenpages.uz. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Спортивные организации Узбекистана (in Russian). www.goldenpages.uz. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Указ Президента Республики Узбекистан (in Russian). www.gov.uz. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
External links
- Armen Bagdasarov at the International Judo Federation
- Armen Bagdasarov at JudoInside.com
- Armen Bagdasarov at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Armen Bagdasarov at Olympics.com
- Armen Bagdasarov at Olympedia
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tashkent
- Ethnic Armenian sportspeople
- Uzbekistani male judoka
- Olympic judoka of Uzbekistan
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Uzbekistan
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Asian Games medalists in judo
- Uzbekistani people of Armenian descent
- Judoka at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Universiade medalists in judo
- Universiade silver medalists for Uzbekistan
- Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade