Armen Vardanyan
Olympic wrestler
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- Born
- 30 November 1982, Gyumri
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Armen Frunzekovych Vardanyan (Armenian: Արմեն Վարդանյան, Ukrainian: Армен Фрунзікович Варданян, born 30 November 1982) is an Armenian-Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is an Olympic bronze medalist, three-time World Championships silver medalist, and two-time European Champion. He has also been awarded the Honoured Master of Sports Ukraine title.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 World Youth Games | 2nd place (silver) | |
| 2003 European Wrestling Championships | 2nd place (silver) | |
| 2003 World Wrestling Championships | 2nd place (silver) | |
| 2004 European Wrestling Championships | 1st place (gold) | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 2004 | |
| 2008 European Wrestling Championships | 2008 | 1st place (gold) |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | 2008 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman 66 kg | 2008 | |
| 2010 World Wrestling Championships | 2010 | 2nd place (silver) |
| 2011 World Wrestling Championships | 2011 | |
| 2015 World Wrestling Championships | 2015 | 2nd place (silver) |
Awards and honours
- Master of Sport of Ukraine, International Class 2000
- Merited master of sports of Ukraine 2003
- Order for Courage 3rd Class of Ukraine 2008
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q681781 (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.