Armen Yuryevich Bagdasarov (, born 31 July 1972) is an Uzbek-

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. He is the first Olympic medalist for independent Uzbekistan.

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 The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta. He later won a silver medal at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games () and the XIII Asiad,, or simply Bangkok 1998 (), were an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and di ...

and became a two-time Champion of Asia at the 1999 Asian Judo Championships. Bagdasarov also competed at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

without success. He also has a World Championship silver medal in

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. 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.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bagdasarov, Armen 1972 births Living people Martial artists from Tashkent Ethnic Armenian sportspeople Uzbekistani male judoka Olympic judoka for Uzbekistan Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Uzbekistan Olympic medalists in judo Asian Games medalists in judo Uzbekistani people of Armenian descent Judoka at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in judo FISU World University Games silver medalists for Uzbekistan Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade