Aram Margaryan
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Freestyle Wrestling | ||
Representing  Armenia
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| World Championships | ||
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2002 Tehran | 60 kg |
Aram Margaryan (Armenian: Արամ Մարգարյան, born March 27, 1974 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is a retired Armenian Freestyle wrestler. He is a World Champion. Margaryan was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009.[1]
Biography
Aram Margaryan was born March 27, 1974 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR. He engaged in freestyle wrestling under Andranik Aroyan and Norayr Serobian. Margaryan was included in the USSR junior freestyle wrestling team in 1991. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Margaryan stood under the flag of his native Armenia. He soon joined the Armenian youth freestyle wrestling team in 1992. Margaryan became a European Youth Champion in 1994. At the age of 21, Margaryan became a member of the Armenian national freestyle wrestling team.
Margaryan won a gold medal at the 2002 World Wrestling Championships in Tehran. This was the greatest success of his career. He was named Sportsman of the Year by Armenian sports reporters for his performance.[2] Margaryan is only the second World Wrestling Champion in freestyle wrestling from the independent Republic of Armenia, after Arayik Gevorgyan.
In 2003, Aram Margaryan ended his wrestling career and went on to coaching. For several years he was the head coach of the Armenian youth and senior freestyle wrestling teams. He was succeeded by Avetik Vardanyan.[3] Margaryan later worked at the Yerevan Olympic sports college. On October 5, 2010, the college was visited by National Olympic Committee of Armenia President Gagik Tsarukyan. Tsarukyan praised the work of the college teaching staff. For the significant contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, Tsarukyan awarded Margaryan the Medal of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia Hrant Shahinyan.[4]
References
- ^ НОК и Минспорта Армении наградили лучших спортсменов 2009 года (in Russian). newsarmenia.ru. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Sports Digest: Best Armenian sportsman of 2002". ArmeniaNow.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ Новый главный тренер (in Russian). wrestling.com.ua. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ Гагик Царукян посетил ереванский олимпийский спортивный колледж (in Russian). bhkru.wordpress.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013.