Edmond Armen Nazaryan ( bg, Едмонд Армен Назарян, born 19 January 2002) is a Bulgarian

Greco-Roman wrestler Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...

of Armenian descent. He won the silver medal in the 60 kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. Edmond is also a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the

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Career

In 2018, Nazaryan won the bronze medal in the boys' Greco-Roman 45kg event at the

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held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the bronze medal match he defeated Arslanbek Zakirbayev of Turkmenistan. He won the gold medal in the 55kg event at the

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held in

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. He defeated

Vitali Kabaloev Vitali Ermakovich Kabaloev (russian: Виталий Ермакович Кабалоев; born ) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler of Kabardian descent. He won gold in the 55 kg event at the 2019 European Championships held in Bucharest Bu ...

of Russia in his gold medal match. Nazaryan won the silver medal in the 60kg event at the

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held in Budapest, Hungary. He won the silver medal in the 60kg event at the

held in Belgrade, Serbia. Nazaryan won the gold medal in the 60kg event at the

2023 European Wrestling Championships The 2023 European Wrestling Championships was held from 17 to 23 April 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia. Competition schedule All times are (UTC+2) Medal table Team ranking Medal overview Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle ...

held in Zagreb, Croatia. He defeated

Victor Ciobanu Victor Ciobanu (born 7 October 1992) is a Moldovan Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 60kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. He is the first wrestler representing Moldova to win a gold medal ...

of Moldova in his gold medal match. Nazaryan won one of the bronze medals in the 63kg event at the

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held in Bucharest, Romania.

Achievements

Personal life

Armen Nazaryan Armen Nazaryan ( hy, Արմեն Նազարյան, bg, Армен Назарян, born 9 March 1974) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler who later represented Bulgaria. Nazaryan is a two-time Olympic Champion (1996, 2000), a three-time World C ...

is his father, a two-time Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazaryan, Edmond Living people 2002 births Bulgarian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Bulgarian people of Armenian descent European Wrestling Championships medalists Sportspeople from Sofia European Wrestling Champions 21st-century Bulgarian people World Wrestling Championships medalists