Hrachya Petikyan

Hrachya Petikyan
Personal information
Born (1960-02-23) 23 February 1960 (age 64)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportSport shooting
ClubDynamo Yerevan
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 50 m rifle three positions
ISSF World Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Suhl 50 m rifle kneeling, Team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Suhl 50 m rifle three positions, Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Suhl 50 m rifle standing, Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Moscow 50 m rifle three positions, Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Moscow 300 m rifle three positions, Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Moscow 50 m rifle standing, Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Moscow 50 m rifle kneeling, Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Moscow 300 m rifle kneeling, Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Moscow 300 m rifle standing, Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Moscow 50 m rifle three positions
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Moscow 50 m rifle kneeling
European Shooting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Osijek 50 m rifle three positions, Team
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Osijek 50 m rifle three positions
Gold medal – first place 1988 Stavanger 10 m air rifle
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Stavanger 10 m air rifle, Team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Zagreb 50 m rifle standing
Silver medal – second place 1993 Brno 50 m rifle three positions

Hrachya Petikyan (Armenian: Հրաչյա Պետիկյան, born 23 February 1960) is an Armenian sports shooter and USSR, European, four-time World and Olympic Champion. Petikyan is a four-time Olympian who has represented three nations: the Soviet Union, the Unified Team and the Republic of Armenia. He has been awarded the Honored Master of Sport of the USSR title.

Petikyan started shooting in the Yerevan dynamo sports club under the honored coach of Armenia, Martyn Kalechyan. For many years, Petikyan was a member of the USSR national team and a Champion of Europe and the World in individual and team competitions. He has also won many medals at ISSF world competitions that are now discontinued.

At the 1988 Summer Olympics, competing as a Soviet, Petikyan participated in the 10 metre air rifle and the 50 metre rifle, three positions. He notably came in sixth place in the latter.

Petikyan was entrusted with carrying the Armenian flag at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He won the gold medal in the 50 metre rifle three positions and set the Olympic record at 1,267.4 in the finals. He also came in eighth place in the 50 metre rifle prone, meaning he had ranked in the top eight of every rifle competition at the Olympics.[1]

Petikyan now began representing his native Armenia. He competed for Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics, each in his specialty, the men's 50 metre rifle three positions. However, he was unable to qualify for the finals at either Olympics.

In 1997, he headed the Armenian Shooting Federation and junior sports school for shooting in Armenia. In 2007, Petikyan participated in the ceremony to light the fire for the IV Pan-Armenian Games.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Shooting at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. ^ Панармянские игры: единение и спортивное торжество (in Russian). www.noev-kovcheg.ru. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2011.