Zhirayr Hovhannisyan (, born 11 July 1981) is an

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

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wrestler. He competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

in the men's freestyle 66 kg division and won a bronze medal at the 2009

European Wrestling Championships The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international wrestling competition of the modern world and the main wrestling championships in Europe. It predates World Wrestling Championships and other regional wrestling championships ...

in Vilnius. Hovhannisyan also won a bronze medal at the

2009 European Wrestling Championships The 2009 FILA European Wrestling Championships were held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event took place from 31 March to 5 April 2009. Bids Five countries showed interest in hosting the tournament, but only two were shortlisted: Vilnius (Lithuania) ...

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* * * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Vanadzor Armenian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Armenia Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Armenian sportsmen {{Armenia-wrestling-bio-stub