Weight 100 kg Height 1.9 m | Role Olympic athlete Name Armen Bagdasarov | |
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Judo 1993 Hamilton Villar (ESP) - Bagdasarov (UZB) [-86kg]
Armen Bagdasarov (Russian: Армен Багдасаров, born 31 July 1972) is an Uzbek-Armenian judoka. He is the first Olympic medalist for independent Uzbekistan.
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- Judo 1993 Hamilton Villar ESP Bagdasarov UZB 86kg
- Judo 1999 kano cup satoshi mitsuya jpn armen bagdasarov uzb
- Biography
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Judo 1999 kano cup satoshi mitsuya jpn armen bagdasarov uzb
Biography
Armen Bagdasarov was a member of the Uzbekistan national judo team from 1993 to 2001. The peak of his athletic career began in 1996, when he won a gold medal at the 1996 Asian Judo Championships and won an Olympic silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He later won a silver medal at the 1998 Asian Games and became a two-time Champion of Asia at the 1999 Asian Judo Championships. Bagdasarov also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics without success. He also has a World Championship silver medal in kurash. For his sport achievements, Bagdasarov was awarded the title Honored Sportsman of the Republic of Uzbekistan. On the tenth anniversary of the independence of Uzbekistan, a series of stamps honoring athletes were published, one of which is dedicated to the sporting achievements of Armen Bagdasarov.
In 2001, Armen Bagdasarov completed his career and became the head coach of the Uzbekistan national judo team. Later, he headed the National Federation of Sports of Uzbekistan. At the same time, he is the Director of the National High School Sports Skills On Martial Arts. In 2006, he was awarded the honorary title Honored Coach of the Republic of Uzbekistan.