Benjamin Varonian

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Benjamin Varonian
Full nameBenjamin Gabriel Jean Varonian
Born (1980-06-15) 15 June 1980 (age 45)
Nice, France
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of France.svg France
ClubO.A.J.L.P. Antibes
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Horizontal bar

Benjamin Varonian (born 15 June 1980 in Nice, France) is a French-Armenian [1] Olympic gymnast.

Varonian won two gold medals in the parallel bars and team all-around at the 1998 European Junior Gymnastics Championships. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won an Olympic silver medal in the horizontal bar. Varonian and Éric Poujade both became the first ever French gymnasts to win Olympic medals in gymnastics in a non-boycotted olympics.

References

  1. "French Armenian Wins Silver Medal in Sydney". Asbarez.com. Retrieved 7 February 2013.