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Armenia At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Armenia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Armenian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Field events Boxing Cycling Road Diving ;Men ;Women Gymnastics Judo Shooting Swimming ;Women Tennis Weightlifting Wrestling ;Greco–Roman ;Freestyle See also * Sports in Armenia Notes * ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports {{Country at games navbox, Armenia, Olympics 1996 in Armenian sport [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Olympic Committee
The Armenian Olympic Committee (ARMNOC) ( hy, Հայաստանի ազգային օլիմպիական կոմիտե, translit=Hayastani Olimpiakan Komite) is responsible for Armenia's participation in the Olympic Games. It is headquartered in Yerevan. History The Armenian Olympic Committee was founded in 1990. The committee became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1993 and subsequently became a member of the European Olympic Committees, among other international sports organizations. List of presidents Executive committee The committee of the ARMNOC is represented by: * President: Gagik Tsarukyan * Vice Presidents: Vahram Arakelyan, Hoksen Mirzoyan, Derenik Gabrielyan * Secretary General: Hrachya Rostomyan * Members: Ishkhan Zakaryan, Harutyun Kushkyan, Samvel Khachatryan, Vardevan Grigoryan, Hripsime Jilavyan, Levon Julfalakyan, Israel Militosyan, Hakob Panosyan, Albert Azaryan Member federations The Armenian National Federations are the organiza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lernik Papyan
Lernik Papyan ( hy, Լէռնիկ Պապյան, born October 26, 1966, in Vanadzor, Lori Province, Armenian SSR) is a retired boxer from Armenia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the men's flyweight (51 kg) division. Papyan lost in the second round to eventual gold medalist Maikro Romero of Cuba. Earlier, Papyan represented the Soviet Union at the 1986 Goodwill Games The 1986 Goodwill Games was the inaugural edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held from 5 – 20 July 1986. The main stadium was the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The Game .... References External linksSports-Reference.com 1966 births Living people People from Vanadzor Soviet male boxers Soviet Armenians Flyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Armenia Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Armenian male boxers Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games {{Armenia-boxing-bio-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hovhannes Avtandilyan
Hovhannes Avtandilyan ( hy, Հովհաննէս Ավթանդիլյան, born February 15, 1978, in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is a male Armenian retired diver. He is a two-time Olympian who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... in the men's 10 metre platform. References External linksSports-Reference.com 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Yerevan Armenian male divers Olympic divers of Armenia Divers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Armenia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycling At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Individual Road Race
The men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was held on July 31, 1996. There were 183 participants from 57 nations in the race over 221.85 km, with 116 cyclists finishing. For the first time, the event was open to professionals. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was five, up from three in previous editions of the event. The event was won by Pascal Richard of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the men's individual road race and first medal in the event since a bronze in 1936. Rolf Sørensen earned Denmark's third medal in the event, silver just as in 1964 and 1968. Max Sciandri similarly matched Great Britain's best result: a bronze, as in 1896 and 1956. Background This was the 15th appearance of the event, previously held in 1896 and then at every Summer Olympics since 1936. It replaced the individual time trial event that had been held from 1912 to 1932; with the re-introduction of the time trial in Atlanta, this was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsen Ghazaryan
Arsen Ghazaryan ( hy, Արսեն Ղազարյան, born 15 February 1978 in Ararat, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian retired road bicycle racing cyclist. He competed 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, .... References External links *Sports-Reference.com 1975 births Living people People from Ararat, Armenia Armenian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Armenia Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{Armenia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Strange (boxer)
Michael Vincent "Mike" Strange (born August 6, 1970) is a Canadian former amateur boxer. As an amateur, he competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics as a light welterweight (< 64 kg), starting in in , Spain. Boxing career Strange started boxing at the age of 10 and started taking the sport seriously when he saw two of his idols in the 1984 Olympics win two silver medals for Canada ( and |
Boxing At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Lightweight
The Lightweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight class was open for boxers weighing more than 60 kilograms. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04. Medalists Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Lightweight Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Lightweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekhak Ghazaryan
Mekhak Ghazaryan ( hy, Մեխակ Ղազարյան; born December 13, 1966 in Gyumri, Shirak), also known as Mikhail Kazaryan, is a retired amateur boxer from Armenia. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the men's featherweight (57 kg) division. Ghazaryan was defeated in the third round by eventual gold medalist Giovanni Parisi. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia in the men's lightweight (60 kg) division. Ghazaryan lost in the second round to Michael Strange Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs (October 1, 1890 – November 5, 1950) was an American poet, playwright and theatre actress. Oelrichs first used the masculine pen name Michael Strange to publish her poetry in order to distance her society reput .... Ghazaryan won the European Championship title in the lightweight division at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin. Ghazaryan won a bronze medal at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. ('' né'' Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He currently owns a team in the NASCAR Cup Series named The Money Team Racing. As a professional boxer he competed between 1996 and 2017, retiring with an undefeated record and winning 15 major world championships from super featherweight to light middleweight. This includes the ''Ring'' magazine title in five weight classes and the lineal championship in four weight classes (twice at welterweight). As an amateur boxer, he won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics, three U.S. Golden Gloves championships (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight), and the U.S. national championship at featherweight. Mayweather was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2010s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), a two-time winner of ''The Ring'' magazine's Fighter of the Year award (1998 and 2007), a three-ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Konamegui
Elvis Konamegui (born 6 June 1973) is a Cameroonian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event 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, .... References 1973 births Living people Cameroonian male boxers Olympic boxers for Cameroon Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Featherweight boxers {{Cameroon-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1996 Summer Olympics – Featherweight
The featherweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04. There was significant controversy surrounding judging of the fight between 19-year-old Floyd Mayweather of the United States and 27-year-old two-time Olympian Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout which, according to many observers, was won by Mayweather. The U.S. team filed a protest over the Mayweather bout, claiming the judges were intimidated by Bulgaria's Emil Jetchev (head of the boxing officials) into favoring the Bulgarian Todorov, but it was rejected.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LiRUAAAAIBAJ&dq=floyd%20mayweather%20serafim%20todorov&pg=6746%2C546842 Medalists Results References External linksamateur-boxing {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Featherwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Gevorgyan
Artur Samveli Gevorgyan ( hy, Արթուր Սամվելի Գևորգյան, born April 1, 1975) 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 The Men's 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus from May 17 to May 24. The 32nd edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 180 fighters from 38 countries participated this time, was organised by the European g .... He later turned professional and had a record of 6-2. Since 1987 He has been involved in boxing. In 1989 He became the winner of the Junior Championships of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, completing the master of sports norms. In 1994-1996 He served in the Armenian army. In 1996, He graduated from the Yerevan State Institute of Physical Culture. In 1998 his name was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
