Artur Aleksanyan
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About
Wrestler, athlete, and Olympian who is one of the most famous Armenian athletes of the 21st century. His nickname is White Bear. He won multiple World Championships and European Championships. He won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Before Fame
He started wrestling in 2000. He graduated from the Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute in Gyumri, Armenia.
Trivia
In the year 2024, the Armenian National Olympic Committee appealed the ruling by Olympics judges to award him the silver medal. He was Armenia's flag bearer at the closing ceremony at the Olympics in 2016. He is a large man, standing at six feet, three inches tall and weighing close to 220 pounds.
Family Life
His father, Gevorg Aleksanyan, acted as his coach. His brother is wrestler Rafayel Aleksanyan.
Associated With
He and Anna Chicherova are both Armenian gold medal winning Olympians.
