18 Notable alumni of
Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture
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Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture is 2164th in the world, 523rd in Asia, and 7th in Armenia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Levon Aronian
- Occupations
- chess player
- Biography
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Levon Grigori Aronian is an Armenian chess grandmaster who has represented the United States since 2021. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster in 2000, at the age of 17. He is a former blitz champion. His highest classical ranking was No. 2 position in the March 2014 FIDE world chess rankings with a rating of 2830, becoming the fourth highest-rated player in history.
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Vazgen Sargsyan
- Occupations
- prose writermilitary personnelpolitician
- Biography
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Vazgen Zaveni Sargsyan was an Armenian military commander and politician. He was the first Defence Minister of Armenia from 1991 to 1992 and then from 1995 to 1999. He served as Armenia's prime minister from 11 June 1999 until his assassination on 27 October of that year. He rose to prominence during the mass movement for the unification of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia in the late 1980s and led Armenian volunteer groups during the early clashes with Azerbaijani forces. Appointed defence minister by President Levon Ter-Petrosyan soon after Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union in late 1991, Sargsyan became the most prominent commander of Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. In different positions, he regulated the military operations in the war area until 1994, when a ceasefire was reached ending the war with Armenian forces controlling almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts.
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Gagik Tsarukyan
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Gagik Kolyayi Tsarukyan, also known as Dodi Gago (Armenian: Դոդի Գագո), is an Armenian businessman, politician, and former athlete. Tsarukyan is the founder and leader of the Prosperous Armenia political party. He also owns various large-scale businesses and is believed to be one of the richest men in Armenia.
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Rafael Arutyunyan
- Occupations
- figure skating coachfigure skater
- Biography
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Rafael Arutyunyan is an Armenian-American figure skating coach. He has coached in Armenia, Russia and the United States.
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Albert Azaryan
- Enrolled in Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture
- Studied in 1956
- Occupations
- artistic gymnast
- Biography
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Albert Azaryan was a Soviet and Armenian artistic gymnast who competed internationally representing the Soviet Union. He was the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Champion on the still rings. Azaryan was the first gymnast to become an Olympic Champion in rings twice. He was the first person to do one of the rings most famous variations of the Iron Cross called the Azaryan Cross (not to be confused with the Azarian Roll to Cross), which incorporates a quarter turn to the side.
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Artur Davtyan
- Occupations
- artistic gymnast
- Biography
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Artur Vahrami Davtyan is an Armenian gymnast. He is the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, 2024 Olympic silver medalist and the 2022 World Champion in vault. He is also the 2019 European Games vault champion and is an eight-time European Championships medalist.
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Vladimir Akopian
- Enrolled in Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture
- Studied in 1992
- Occupations
- chess playerchess composer
- Biography
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Vladimir Eduardovich Akopian is an Armenian-American chess Grandmaster.
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Ashot Nadanian
- Occupations
- chess player
- Biography
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Ashot Nadanian is an Armenian chess International Master (1997), chess theoretician and chess coach.
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Hrant Shahinyan
- Enrolled in Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture
- Studied in 1956
- Occupations
- artistic gymnast
- Biography
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Hrant Shahinyan, also known as Grant Shaginyan, was a Soviet Armenian gymnast. Specializing in the still rings and pommel horse, he is a two-time Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion and seven-time USSR Champion.
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Karen Asrian
- Occupations
- chess player
- Biography
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Karen Asrian was an Armenian chess player. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1998, he was a three-time Armenian champion. Asrian was a member of the gold medal-winning Armenian team in the 37th Chess Olympiad.
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Albert Bazeyan
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Albert Bazeyan is an Armenian politician. He served as Mayor of Yerevan from August 1999 to January 2001.
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Arsen Yegiazarian
- Occupations
- chess player
- Biography
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Arsen Yegiazarian was an Armenian chess player who received the FIDE titles of Grandmaster (GM) in 2000 and FIDE Senior Trainer (FST) in 2011.
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Artur Gevorgyan
- Occupations
- boxing trainerboxerpolitician
- Biography
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Artur Samveli Gevorgyan is an Armenian boxer, now based in Los Angeles, California. He is a two-time Olympian who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division. Gevorgyan also won a bronze medal at the 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He later turned professional and had a record of 6-2.
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Ruben Vardanyan
- Occupations
- amateur wrestler
- Biography
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Ruben Vardanayn was a well known Armenian wrestler, Champion of the Republic of Armenia, Champion of the USSR, Honored Coach of the Republic of Armenia, Honorary member of the Olympic Committee.
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Eduard Grigoryan
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Eduard Grigoryan was a professional soccer player, coach and manager of FC Ararat, Honored Coach of Armenia, Honored Worker of Physical Education and Sports, Director of the Republican School of Soccer, and Director of the School of Olympic Reserve of Armenia.
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Armen Martirosyan
- Occupations
- politiciansoldier
- Biography
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Armen Martirosyan is an Armenian politician from the Heritage party.
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Artak Malumyan
- Occupations
- boxer
- Biography
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Artak Malumyan is an Armenian amateur boxer best known for coming in third at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Light Heavyweight category.
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Aghvan Chatinyan
- Occupations
- mountaineer
- Biography
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Aghvan Chatinyan was an Armenian mountaineer and several times Caucasus rock climbing champion.
