Armen Nazaryan
Olympic wrestler
阿門·納扎揚 · アルメン・ナザリャン · 아르멘 나자랸
- Born
- 9 March 1974, Masis
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union, Armenia, Bulgaria
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 60 kg (132 lb)
Armen Lyudvigovich Nazaryan (Armenian: Արմեն Նազարյան, Bulgarian: Армен Назарян, born 9 March 1974) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler who later represented Bulgaria. Nazaryan is a two-time Olympic Champion (1996, 2000), a three-time World Champion (2002, 2003, 2005), and a six-time European Champion (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003). After Armenia regained independence in 1991, Nazaryan became the first Olympic gold medalist for the country. He was recognized by the FILA as the best wrestler of the year in 1998 and 2003. In 2007, Nazaryan was inducted as a member of the FILA Hall of Fame.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman 52 kg | ||
| wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman 58 kg | ||
| wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman 60 kg | ||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | 2008 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q44625 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.