Eduard Azaryan (, born 11 April 1958) is a former Soviet Armenian artistic gymnast. He is an Olympic Champion and four-time Soviet Champion. Azaryan was awarded the Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR title in 1980. He is the son of

Albert Azaryan Albert Azaryan (; 11 February 1929 – 5 September 2023) 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 ...

Biography

Eduard started gymnastics in his early childhood under the guidance of his father, a three-time Olympic champion

. In 1978, Eduard Azaryan became USSR champion in the team all-around and joined the USSR national gymnastics team. In the same year, Azaryan won a bronze medal at the World Cup in the individual all-around and a silver medal at the 1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the team all-around. Azaryan competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

in every artistic gymnastic event. He won a gold medal in the team all-around.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Azaryan, Eduard 1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Yerevan Soviet male artistic gymnasts Armenian male artistic gymnasts Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Olympic gymnasts for the Soviet Union Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in gymnastics Soviet Armenians Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships