Nelson Davidyan

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Nelson Davidyan
Personal information
Born(1950-04-06)6 April 1950
Gyuneychartar, Nagorno-Karabakh
Died11 September 2016(2016-09-11) (aged 66)
Kiev, Ukraine
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
ClubDynamo Kiev
Coached byI. Kondratzky
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Montreal 62 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Katowice 68 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Minsk 62 kg
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Helsinki 62 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1977 Bursa 62 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Prievidza 62 kg

Nelson Davidyan (Armenian : Նելսոն Դավթյան, 6 April 1950 – 11 September 2016) was a Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler and coach. He was an Olympics silver medalist and two-time World and European Champion. [1]

Armenian language Indo-European language

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Greco-Roman wrestling genre of amateur wrestling

Greco-Roman (US) or Graeco-Roman (UK) wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908.This style of wrestling forbids holds below the waist; this is the major difference from freestyle wrestling, the other form of wrestling at the Olympics. This restriction results in an emphasis on throws because a wrestler cannot use trips to take an opponent to the ground, or avoid throws by hooking or grabbing the opponent's leg.

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Biography

Davidyan was born in the village of Chartar within the Martuni Region of Nagorno-Karabakh to an Armenian family. His family moved to Grozny in 1958 and later to Kiev. Davidyan began wrestling in the Greco-Roman style in 1964 and made the Soviet national team in 1969. He made his international début at the 1970 European Wrestling Championships, where he was sixth in the bantamweight division.

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Moving up to featherweight, Davidyan won the 1973 European Championship and then, moving up again to lightweight, won the 1974 World Wrestling Championships as a last minute replacement for Shamil Khisamutdinov. After the 1974 World Championships, Davidyan switched back to featherweight and competed in this class until the end of his career in 1981. After moving back to featherweight, Davidyan won the 1975 World Wrestling Championships as well as the 1975 and 1976 Soviet titles. Davidyan won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. [2]

The following is the final results of the 1974 FILA Wrestling World Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Istanbul, Turkey and Greco-Roman competition were held in Katowice, Poland.

Shamil Khisamutdinov is a Russian wrestler. He won an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1972, competing for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medals at the 1973 and 1975 World Wrestling Championships.

The 1975 FILA Wrestling World Championships were held Minsk, Soviet Union at Minsk Sports Palace. Greco-Roman wrestling competition was held 11–14 September, while freestyle wrestlers competed 15–18 September.

He later won silver at the 1977 European Championships, the 1979 Soviet Championships, and the 1980 European Championships. Despite being the European Champion, he wasn't given any reason for not being selected to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and retired from wrestling in 1981. After finishing his sporting career, Davidyan worked as a wrestling coach. He was head coach of the Ukrainian national Greco-Roman wrestling team in the 1990s and also held that post again from 2006 to 2009.

1980 Summer Olympics Games of the XXII Olympiad, held in Moscow in 1980

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia.

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References

  1. ↑ "Скончался известный спортсмен, двукратный чемпион мира Нельсон Давидян". newsarmenia.am. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "1976 Greco-Roman Wrestling medal counts". mcubed.net. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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