Eduard Azaryan

Eduard Azaryan
— Gymnast —
Personal information
Country represented  Soviet Union
Born 11 April 1958 (1958-04-11) (age 58)
Yerevan, Armenia
Residence Yerevan, Armenia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Club SKA Yerevan

Eduard Azaryan (Armenian: Էդուարդ Ազարյան, born 11 April 1958) is a former Soviet Armenian artistic gymnast. He is an Olympic Champion and four-time Soviet Champion. Azaryan was awarded the Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR title in 1980. He is the son of Albert Azaryan.

Biography

Eduard started gymnastics in his early childhood under the guidance of his father, a three-time Olympic champion Albert Azaryan. In 1978, Eduard Azaryan became USSR champion in the team all-around and joined the USSR national gymnastics team. In the same year, Azaryan won a bronze medal at the World Cup in the individual all-around and a silver medal at the 1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the team all-around.

Azaryan competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in every artistic gymnastic event. He won a gold medal in the team all-around and came in fourth place in the individual all-around.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "1980 Summer Olympics". www.databaseolympics.com. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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