About Armen Nazaryan
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. Nazaryan had won the first ever medal for the independent Republic of Armenia at the World Wrestling Championships. Nazaryan became the first European Wrestling Champion from independent Armenia in the country's debut in the European Wrestling Championships. In 1993, Nazaryan became an Espoir World Wrestling Champion and won a silver medal at the senior 1993 World Wrestling Championships. Nazaryan is a two-time Olympic Champion, a three-time World Champion, and a six-time European Champion.
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