Norayr Bakhtamyan ( hy, Նորայր Բախտամյան, born November 1, 1970 in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

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) is an

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such a ...

. He competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol and men's 50 metre free pistol. Bakhtamyan is an Armenian Champion, World Cup silver medalist and three-time Olympian.

Biography

Norayr Bakhtamyan was born on November 1, 1970 in

. From childhood, he loved to play with guns. He first got involved in shooting in 1985. Bakhtamyan began shooting under Khoren Igityan. Bakhtamyan credits Igityan for teaching him patience, calmness and a lot more. Now his personal coach is the head coach and honored coach of Armenia, Seyran Nikoghosyan. Bakhtamyan is married. He dedicates his success to his family, because they are his inspiration. Bakhtamyan won the Shooting Championships of Armenia many times. In 2004, at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens, Bakhtamyan came in 4th place in the 50 metre free pistol. This is his best Olympic proformence to date. He also came in seventh place in the 10 metre air pistol. At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing, Bakhtamyan did not advance to the finals. In 2011, at the World Cup in Sydney, he was second and received the opportunity to go to the Olympic Games in London. In 2012, he was fourth in the World Cup in the double. In February 2012, at the winter the European Championships in the Finnish city Verumayki, he scored 679.6 points and took 6th place. Bakhtamyan did not make it to the finals in either of his events at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

References

External links

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1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Yerevan Armenian male sport shooters Olympic shooters of Armenia Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{Armenia-sportshooting-bio-stub