Samvel Danielyan (, , born 4 February 1971) is a retired

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wrestler. He is a three-time Russian Champion, World Cup winner, European Champion, and World Champion.

Biography

Danielyan was born on 4 February 1971 in

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. He started practicing

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in 1978 under the teaching of Felix Avakov and the honored coach of the USSR, Edward Kasparov. In 1987, he was made a member of the Soviet junior team. He became a Junior European Champion in 1987, Espoir European Champion, Junior World Champion, and Espoir World Cup winner in 1989, and Junior European Champion again in 1989. During the

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, he moved to

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in 1989, and later to Rostov-on-Don where he continued wrestling under Pjotr Tchinibaljan. In 1991, he won the Espoir World Championship and the

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as a senior.Danelyan, Samuel (RUS)
/ref> Starting in 1992, Danielyan transitioned to the Russian national team, winning silver at the World Cup that year and winning bronze at the 1993

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. Danielyan won the 1995 World Wrestling Championships gold medal, defeating

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in the final round. At the

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, Danielyan was defeated by Nazaryan, who would go on to win the Olympic gold medal, in the semifinals. Danielyan lost to Andriy Kalashnykov in the bronze medal match. He won the

in 1999. He completed his career in 2001. In March 2008, he moved to

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, and has been working in the Sports School No.64 at the

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* 1971 births Living people Sport wrestlers from Baku Armenian male sport wrestlers Soviet male sport wrestlers Russian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Russia World Wrestling Championships medalists Russian sportspeople of Armenian descent European Wrestling Championships medalists Azerbaijani people of Armenian descent 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub