Roman Amoyan

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Roman Amoyan
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 55 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Herning 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest 55 kg
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2003 Belgrade 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Varna 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Tampere 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Dortmund 55 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Yerevan 55 kg

Roman Amoyan (Armenian: Ռոման Ամոյան, born September 3, 1983 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler of Yazidi descent. Amoyan received the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009.[1][2]

Early life

Roman was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR to Yazidi parents. He started wrestling in 1995 and became a Junior World Champion in 2001 and a Junior European Champion in 2002.

Career

Amoyan won the Olympic bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg. Amoyan was Armenia's first Olympic medalist in wrestling in 16 years.[3]

He won a bronze medal in 2009 and a silver medal in 2010 at the FILA Wrestling World Championships. He has also won two gold medals and three silver medals at the FILA Wrestling European Championships.

Amoyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 FILA Wrestling World Cup.[4] The Armenian team came in third place. Amoyan personally won a gold medal.[5]

In 2011, Amoyan was voted the Armenian Athlete of the Year. He had suffered a severe head injury early in the European Championships that year, but still bravely fought on, with a bloody wrapping on his head the whole time. Amoyan went on become a two-time European Champion despite the injury.[6]

He failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]

Personal life

Amoyan is married. His wife is a doctor. They both have a daughter.[8]

See also

References

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