Hovhannes Varderesyan

Hovhannes Varderesyan
Personal information
Born (1989-02-12) 12 February 1989 (age 35)
Yerevan, Armenia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Coached byArmen Babalaryan

Hovhannes Varderesyan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Վարդերեսյան, born 12 February 1989) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler.

He started wrestling in 1996. Varderesyan won a bronze medal at the 2006 Cadet European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2009 Junior World Championships.

Varderesyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 Wrestling World Cup.[1] The Armenian team came in third place.[2]

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg division.[3] Varderesyan was defeated by eventual gold medalist Kim Hyeon-Woo.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2010 FILA World Cup Results" (PDF). www.fila-official.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "World Cup, Greco-Roman Seniors, 2010-02-13 Yerevan (ARM)". www.fila-official.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Armenia at the 2012 London Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Hovhannes Varderesyan". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
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