Armen Nazaryan (judoka)

Armen Nazaryan (Armenian: Արմեն Նազարյան, born 20 June 1982, in Hrazdan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian judoka.^[1] Nazaryan was awarded the Master of Sport of Armenia, International Class title in 2005.

Armen Nazaryan

Personal information
Born	(1982-06-20) 20 June 1982 (age 43)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Armenia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍60 kg, ‍–‍66 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	13th (2004)
World Champ.	5th (2007)
European Champ.	(2005)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Armenia European Championships 2005 Rotterdam ‍–‍60 kg 2006 Tampere ‍–‍60 kg 2003 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg 2004 Bucharest ‍–‍60 kg IJF Grand Slam 2011 Paris ‍–‍66 kg European U23 Championships 2003 Yerevan ‍–‍60 kg 2004 Ljubljana ‍–‍60 kg Summer Universiade 2007 Bangkok ‍–‍66 kg Super World Cup 2008 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg 2006 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg 2006 Paris ‍–‍60 kg 2006 Hamburg ‍–‍66 kg 2008 Hamburg ‍–‍66 kg World Cup 2005 Tallinn ‍–‍60 kg 2003 Tallinn ‍–‍60 kg 2004 Prag ‍–‍60 kg 2003 Tbilisi ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	414
JudoInside.com	13458
Updated on 17 November 2022

Biography

Armen Nazaryan started judo in 1990 in the Sports School of Hrazdan. Nazaryan was first interested in boxing, but moved to judo in 1993. Since 1995, he has been trained by Karen Abagyan. In 2003, he became the Youth European Champion and won a bronze medal at the adult 2003 European Judo Championships. He won a bronze medal again at the 2004 European Judo Championships the following year and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Nazaryan won a gold medal at the 2005 European Judo Championships in Rotterdam in the weight category of 60 kg. He won all five fights and defeated the reigning European Champion Ludwig Paischer of Austria in the final. With this success, Nazaryan became the first Armenian judoka to become a European Champion.^[2]

Nazaryan also won a gold medal at the 2005 World Cup in Tallinn. The next year, he won a silver medal at the 2006 European Judo Championships. In 2007, Nazaryan moved up to a heavier weight class of 66 kg and won a bronze medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok. Nazaryan won a gold medal at the 2008 Super World Cup in Moscow and participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Nazaryan competed in the Olympics for a third time at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He announced before the Olympics began that it would be his last time competing.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2009	European Judo Championships	5th	Half lightweight (66 kg)
2008	European Judo Championships	7th	Half lightweight (66 kg)
2007	World Judo Championships	5th	Half lightweight (66 kg)
	Universiade	3rd	Half lightweight (66 kg)
2006	European Judo Championships	2nd	Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2005	European Judo Championships	1st	Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2004	European Judo Championships	3rd	Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2003	European Judo Championships	3rd	Extra lightweight (60 kg)
2002	European Judo Championships	7th	Extra lightweight (60 kg)