Arsen Galstyan
| Medal record | ||
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Representing the  Russia
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| Men's Judo | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2012 London | -60 kg |
| World Championships | ||
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2010 Tokyo | -60kg |
| European Championships | ||
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2009 Tbilisi | -60 kg |
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2011 Istanbul | -60 kg |
Arsen Zhorayevich Galstyan (Armenian: Արսեն Գալստյան, Russian: Арсен Жораевич Галстян, born 19 February 1989,[1] in Nerkin Karmiraghbyur, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Armenian-Russian judoka who won the Men's - 60 kg Gold Medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics, defeating Rishod Sobirov, ranked number one by the International Judo Federation, in the semi-finals, and then Hiroaki Hiraoka in the finals with an ippon after 41 seconds. He brought Russia its first gold medal in the Games.[2]
Arsen Galstyan was born in Armenian SSR. His brothers, Arman and Tigran, also compete in judo. When he was seven, the family moved to Russia and settled in the stanitsa of Giaginskaya, Adygea. As of 2012, he lived in the city of Krasnodar. In 2007, he finished third in the Russian National Championship, and in 2009, he became a European Champion.[3]
In December 2010, Galstyan fought, as a sparring partner, against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a black belt and former judo champion.[4]
References
- ^ "Arsen Galstyan". www.london2012.com. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Olympic judo: Arsen Galstyan beats Hiroaki Hiraoka to claim gold". Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ^ Бондаренко, Ольга (July 29, 2012). "Мечтал стать барабанщиком". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian).
- ^ "Full contact: Ethnic Armenian judoka second in Baku after beating Azeri". www.armenianow.com. Retrieved 03 August 2012.
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