Edvard Mikaelian (, born 25 May 1950 in

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) is a former Soviet

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. He was awarded the

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of the USSR, International Class title in 1972. Mikaelian started gymnastics in 1960 under the direction of the honored coach of the Armenian SSR, Leonid Zakharyan. He was a member of the USSR national gymnastics team from 1967 to 1974. During that time, Mikaelian competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

in Munich. He participated in every artistic gymnastic event and was a member of the silver medal-winning team in the Team All-Around. He also competed at the

1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 18th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1974. This was the first world championships at which the individual all-around titles were contested in a separate session of competition, rather than being decid ...

in Varna, where the Soviet team once again won a silver medal. In 1976, he completed his career. Mikaelian later engaged in coaching. From 1993 to 1994, he was the head coach of the Armenian national gymnastics team.

Personal life

Edvard's younger brother, Ruben, was also a gymnast who became a USSR Champion on the pommel horse in 1975.

References

External links

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1950 births Living people Sportspeople from Yerevan Soviet male artistic gymnasts Armenian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the Soviet Union Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in gymnastics Soviet Armenians Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships {{Armenia-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub