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Hakob Pilosyan (born 7 July 1973 in Gyumri) is an Armenian weightlifter.
Pilosyan qualified to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but didn't due to illness. [1]
Yurik Sarkisyan is a former Soviet Armenian weightlifter. He was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1982. In 2007, Yurik Sarkisyan included into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame weightlifting.
Yuri Norayrovich Vardanyan was a Soviet Armenian weightlifter. Vardanyan won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, becoming the world's first weightlifter to achieve a 400 kilogram total in the 82.5 kg weight category. During his career he set several world records. He trained at Lokomotiv in Leninakan, Armenia. He earned the title Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1977 and was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1985. In 1994 he was elected a member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.
Tigran Vardan Martirosyan is an Armenian weightlifter. He is 175 cm tall. Martirosyan was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009.
Hakob Hakobyan, also spelled Hagop Hagopian was a modern Armenian painter. Hagopian was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of the Armenian SSR and won the State Prize of Armenia.
Hakob Hakobian, Hakob Hakobyan, or in Western Armenian Hagop Hagopian, may refer to:
Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan is an Armenian weightlifter. He was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009. Martirosyan is an Armenian Champion, three-time European Champion, World Champion and was temporarily acknowledged as the youngest Olympic medalist from Armenia before being stripped of the medal for doping violations.
The Armenian Olympic Committee is responsible for Armenia's participation in the Olympic Games. It is headquartered in Yerevan.
Hakob or Hagop is a common Armenian first name derived from Greek Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb, equivalent to English Jacob. A common diminutive form is Hakobik. The common Armenian surname Hakobyan/Hagopian is derived from this name.
After the introduction of movable printing type to Europe by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany, Armenians from throughout the diaspora began to publish Armenian-language books. The first book which had Armenian letters was published in Mainz (Germany) in 1486. The first Armenian book to be published by the printing press was Urbatagirq—Book of Friday prayers—which was published by Hakob Meghapart in Venice in 1512.
Saint Hakob of Akori Monastery, was an Armenian monastery located in the southeastern part of the historic region of Surmali. The monastery was located 4.7 kilometers southwest of Akori, a village at the northeastern slope of Mount Ararat. Destroyed by an earthquake and avalanche in 1840, Akori was later rebuilt. It is known today as Yenidoğan and remains a small Kurdish village.
Vardan Militosyan was a Soviet Armenian former weightlifter. He was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1976.
Weightlifting was introduced to Armenia in the late 1920s and became widely practiced after World War II. Today, it is one of the country's most popular sports. The sport is regulated by the Armenian Weightlifting Federation. The first weightlifters from Soviet Armenia made successful appearances on the international stage in the 1970s. Vardan Militosyan won a silver at the 1976 Olympics, and later Yurik Vardanyan became an Olympic, World and European champion through the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Oksen Mirzoyan and Yurik Sarkisyan rose to top positions in the 1980s. After its independence from the Soviet Union, Armenia successfully held its weightlifting traditions and continues to be one of the strongest nations in Europe. In 2008, the Armenia team placed first at the European Championship. In the 2008 Summer Olympics Armenia won three bronze medals. Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan is Armenia's only world champion with his successful appearance in 2010.
Gor Minasyan is an Armenian-Bahraini weightlifter, and Olympic silver medalist (2016) competing in the super-heavyweight category.
Armenia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Surp Nerses Shnorhali Cathedral is an Armenian Apostolic church in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Surp Hakob Church is located in the Kanaker-Zeytun District within the city limits of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Its sister-church, Surp Astvatsatsin, is located upon a hilltop to the northwest within sight of the Church of S. Hakob.
Ara Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan Museum house museum of Ara Sargsian and Hakob Kojoyan where they lived since 1934 until the foundation of the museum.
Hakob Mkrtchyan is an Armenian male weightlifter, World Champion and European Champion competing in the 77 kg and 85 kg categories until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Hakob Hakobyan is an Armenian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ararat-Armenia, and the Armenia national team.
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