Levon Geghamyan
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| Born | 25 July 1977 Akhuryan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Gyumri | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ashot Nazaryan Aram Gasparyan | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Levon Geghamyan (Armenian: Լեւոն Գեղամյան, born 25 July 1977) is a retired Armenian Greco Roman wrestler.[1]
He became a Cadet World Champion in 1993, a Junior World Champion in 1994, and a Junior European Champion in 1997. Geghamyan won a silver medal at the 2003 European Wrestling Championships. Geghamyan is also a three-time Olympian, having competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, and 2004 Summer Olympics. His most noteworthy Olympic win was against 2008 Olympic gold medalist Andrea Minguzzi, whom Geghamyan defeated via grand superiority (11-0) at the 2004 Olympics.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Levon Geghamyan". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Levon GEGHAMYAN - Wrestling Greco-Roman Olympique | Armenia". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
External links
[edit]- Levon Geghamyan at the International Wrestling Database
- Levon Geghamyan at Olympedia
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