Eduard Hambardzumyan
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Eduard Hambardzumyan (Armenian: Էդուարդ Համբարձումյան; born February 23, 1986, in Sochi, Russian SFSR) is an Armenian amateur boxer. He is a European Champion and Olympian and was awarded a Merited Master of Sports in boxing.
Biography[edit]
Eduard Hambardzumyan was born on February 23, 1986, in Sochi, Russian SSR. Hambardzumyan won a gold medal at the 2004 Junior World Amateur Boxing Championships in Jeju. He defeated Argenis Mendez in the final.[1] In 2006, he won a silver medal at the Russian Championships.[2] Hambardzumyan began representing Armenia in 2007. He made it to the quarterfinals at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, guaranteeing himself participation in the upcoming Olympics.[3] Hambardzumyan lost in his first match at the 2008 Summer Olympics to eventual gold medalist Manuel Félix Díaz.[4][5] Hambardzumyan won a gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool. He defeated Gyula Káté, who was injured in the first round of the match and was removed from the competition by the doctor, in the finals. Hambardzumyan, along with Hovhannes Danielyan, became the first boxers from the independent Republic of Armenia to become European Champions.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "13.World Junior Championships - Jeju, South Korea - June 10-20 2004". www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Rusian [sic] National Championships - Khanty-Manssiysk - February 26th - March 5th 2006". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "14.World Championships - Chicago, USA - October 23 - November 3, 2007". www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "29.Olympic Games - Beijing, China - August 9-24 2008". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Eduard Hambardzumyan". results.beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "37.European Championships - Liverpool, England - November 6-15 2008". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Medallists by weight category" (PDF). AIBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
