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Roman Amoyan (Armenian: Ռոման Ամոյան, born 3 September 1983) is an Armenian retired Greco-Roman wrestler of Yazidi-Kurdish descent. He is an Olympic bronze medalist, three-time World Championships medalist, and two-time European Champion. Amoyan received the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009.[1]

Roman Amoyan

Roman Amoyan in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1983-09-03) 3 September 1983 (age 39) Yerevan, Armenia
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Greco-Roman
Club	Dynamo Yerevan
Coached by	Azis Amoyan
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Representing  Armenia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 55 kg World Championships 2009 Herning 55 kg 2010 Moscow 55 kg 2013 Budapest 55 kg European Championship 2003 Belgrade 55 kg 2005 Varna 55 kg 2006 Moscow 55 kg 2008 Tampere 55 kg 2011 Dortmund 55 kg 2016 Riga 59 kg World Cup 2010 Yerevan 55 kg

Early life

Roman was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR to Yazidi parents. He started wrestling in 1995 and became a Junior World Champion in 2001 and a Junior European Champion in 2002. He is uncle of Malkhas Amoyan.[2]

Career

Amoyan won the Olympic bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg. Amoyan was Armenia's first Olympic medalist in wrestling in 16 years.[3]

He won a bronze medal in 2009 and a silver medal in 2010 at the World Wrestling Championships. Amoyan also won a gold medal in 2006 and three silver medals in 2003, 2005, and 2008 at the European Wrestling Championships.

Amoyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 Wrestling World Cup.[4] The Armenian team came in third place. Amoyan personally won a gold medal.[5]

In 2011, Amoyan was voted the Armenian Athlete of the Year. He had suffered a severe head injury early in the European Championships that year, but still bravely fought on, with a bloody wrapping on his head the whole time. Amoyan went on become a two-time European Champion despite the injury.[6]

He failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] Amoyan won another bronze medal at the World Championships in 2013 and another silver at the European Championships in 2016.

Personal life

Amoyan is married. His wife is a doctor. They have a daughter.[8]

References

External links

• Sports-Reference.com

На других языках

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- [en] Roman Amoyan

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[fr] Roman Amoyan

Roman Amoyan (en arménien : Արմեն Մկրտչյան),est d'origine Ezdi né le 3 septembre 1983 à Erevan, est un lutteur arménien et Yazidi. Il a remporté la médaille de bronze en lutte gréco-romaine (en moins de 55 kg), pour l'Arménie, aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2008[1].

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[it] Roman Amoyan

Roman Amoyan (in armeno: Ռոման Ամոյան?; Erevan, 3 settembre 1983) è un lottatore armeno, specializzato nella lotta greco-romana.

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[ru] Амоян, Роман Хасанович

Роман Хасанович Амоян (арм. Ռոման Ամոյան; род. 3 сентября 1983, Ереван) — армянский борец греко-римского стиля, двукратный чемпион Европы (2006, 2011), трёхкратный призёр чемпионатов мира (2009, 2010, 2013), призёр Олимпийских игр (2008) в категории до 55 кг. Заслуженный мастер спорта Армении (2009)[1]. Лучший спортсмен Армении 2011 года[2].

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