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David Torosyan (Armenian: Դավիթ Թորոսյան, born September 23, 1950 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is a retired Olympic medalist boxer for the Soviet Union of Armenian descent.

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David Torosyan

Personal information
Born	(1950-09-23) September 23, 1950 (age 71) Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Flyweight World Amateur Championships 1974 Havana Bantamweight

Torosyan trained at Trudovye Rezervy in his hometown of Yerevan. He became well-known after winning the Soviet Youth Championships gold medal and European Junior Championships silver medal in 1970. Torosyan joined the USSR national boxing team shortly afterward.

After joining the Soviet national boxing team, Torosyan won a bronze medal at the 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He was selected by the Soviet Olympic team to compete at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Torosyan advanced to the semifinals with relative ease, but was then controversially disqualified for a low blow. He won an Olympic bronze medal.[1]

Torosyan worked as a boxing coach in Armenia after retiring from his boxing career. He later emigrated to the United States, settling in Glendale, California, where he opened a gym. Torosyan coached Armenian-born American boxer Vanes Martirosyan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

1976 Olympic Games Results

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: Defeated Hassen Sheriff (Ethiopia) WO
• Round of 16: Defeated Giovanni Camputaro (Italy) RSC 2
• Quarterfinal: Defeated Jong Jo-Ung (North Korea) 5-0
• Semifinal: Lost to Ramón Duvalón (Cuba) DQ 2 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

External links

• Sports-Reference.com
• databaseOlympics.com

На других языках

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- [en] David Torosyan

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[fr] David Torosyan

David Torosyan est un boxeur soviétique né le 23 septembre 1950 à Erevan.

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[it] David Torosjan

David Torosjan (in armeno: Դավիթ Թորոսյան?; Erevan, 23 settembre 1950) è un ex pugile sovietico, dal 1991 armeno.

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[ru] Торосян, Давид Варанцович

Дави́д Вара́нцович Торося́н[2] (арм. Դավիթ Թորոսյան; род. 23 сентября 1950, Ереван, Армянская ССР) — советский боксёр, тренер, победитель V Спартакиады народов СССР (1971), чемпион СССР (1973), призёр чемпионата мира (1974) и Олимпийских игр (1976). Мастер спорта СССР международного класса (1971). Главный тренер сборной Армении по боксу (2001—2002, 2013—2015, с 2016 года).

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