Roman Amoyan

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]

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
Event(s)Greco-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

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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