Roman Amoyan
Roman Amoyan in 2019
Personal information
Born (1983-09-03) 3 September 1983
Yerevan, Armenia
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubDynamo Yerevan
Coached byAzis Amoyan
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing55 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 Herning55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Moscow55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Budapest55 kg
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2003 Belgrade55 kg
Silver medal – second place2005 Varna55 kg
Gold medal – first place2006 Moscow55 kg
Silver medal – second place2008 Tampere55 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Dortmund55 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Riga59 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2010 Yerevan55 kg

Roman Amoyan (Armenian: Ռոման Ամոյան; born 3 September 1983) is an Armenian retired Greco-Roman wrestler of Yazidi-Kurdish descent. He is an Olympic bronze medalist, three-time World Championships medalist, and two-time European Champion. Amoyan received the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009.[1]

Early life

Roman was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR to Yazidi parents. He started wrestling in 1995 and became a Junior World Champion in 2001 and a Junior European Champion in 2002. He is uncle of Malkhas Amoyan.[2]

Career

Amoyan won the Olympic bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg. Amoyan was Armenia's first Olympic medalist in wrestling in 16 years.[3]

He won a bronze medal in 2009 and a silver medal in 2010 at the World Wrestling Championships. Amoyan also won a gold medal in 2006 and three silver medals in 2003, 2005, and 2008 at the European Wrestling Championships.

Amoyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 Wrestling World Cup.[4] The Armenian team came in third place. Amoyan personally won a gold medal.[5]

In 2011, Amoyan was voted the Armenian Athlete of the Year. He had suffered a severe head injury early in the European Championships that year, but still bravely fought on, with a bloody wrapping on his head the whole time. Amoyan went on become a two-time European Champion despite the injury.[6]

He failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] Amoyan won another bronze medal at the World Championships in 2013 and another silver at the European Championships in 2016.

Personal life

Amoyan is married. His wife is a doctor. They have a daughter.[8]

References

  1. ↑ ПОДВЕДЕНЫ ИТОГИ ГОДА (in Russian). www.ra.am. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Malkhas Amoyan wins gold at World Wrestling Championship". Ezidi Press. 9 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "ARMENIANS in OLYMPICS 2008 (Fall 2008)". thearmenianchronicles.blogspot.com. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "2010 FILA World Cup Results" (PDF). www.fila-official.com. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "World Cup, Greco-Roman Seniors, 2010-02-13 Yerevan (ARM)". www.fila-official.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Greco-Roman Wrestler Roman Amoyan Voted Armenia's Athlete of the Year". massispost.com. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  7. ↑ Հայաստանի լավագույն մարզիկը չի մասնակցի օլիմպիական խաղերին (in Armenian). www.slaq.am. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Ռոման Ամոյան. Ըմբշամարտը, ծանրամարտը, ձյուդոն, բռնցքամարտը վայել չեն հայ կնոջը (in Armenian). sport.news.am. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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