Levon Geghamyan

Levon Geghamyan
Personal information
Born (1977-07-25) 25 July 1977
Akhuryan, Armenia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club Dynamo Gyumri
Coached by Ashot Nazaryan
Aram Gasparyan

Levon Geghamyan (Armenian: Լեւոն Գեղամյան, born 25 July 1977) is a retired Armenian Greco Roman wrestler.[1]

He became a Cadet World Champion in 1993, a Junior World Champion in 1994, and a Junior European Champion in 1997. Geghamyan won a silver medal at the 2003 European Wrestling Championships. Geghamyan is also a three-time Olympian, having competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, and 2004 Summer Olympics. His most noteworthy Olympic win was against 2008 Olympic gold medalist Andrea Minguzzi, whom Geghamyan defeated via grand superiority (11-0) at the 2004 Olympics.

References

  1. "Levon Geghamyan". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 November 2012.


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