Bernard Tchoullouyan (12 April 1953 — 7 January 2019) was a French

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. He won a

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and an Olympic bronze medal in

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. Tchoullouyan died on 7 January 2019, at the age of 65.

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* * 1953 births 2019 deaths Sportspeople from Marseille Olympic judoka for France Judoka at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in judo French people of Armenian descent Ethnic Armenian sportspeople Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics French male judoka Knights of the Legion of Honour {{France-judo-bio-stub