Arpa Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 (edited) The Azarian Roll. During the gymnastics when the US team was at the rings at a certain point the commentator said what to me sounded like; "That is know as the Nazarian hold". I may have heard it incorrectly. He may have said the "Azarian Roll". Se below, scroll down to "rings". In the meantime let us see how many other games are known, or are trademarked after persons? My first skill is called an Azarian roll to a cross. I just think about pulling hard and locking into my lats (back muscles). Then I get into an L-cross position and hold it, and I pull up to a skill called a Maltese. For that, I think about pulling out as fast as I can because you don’t see http://www.michigandaily.com/vnews/display...8/404c323136707 Edited August 16, 2004 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted August 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Here it is Arpa. In former USSR sport it was also called Azarian's Cross. http://sportlegend.kulichki.net/gymnastics/azaryn.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted August 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 I did a search on Yahoo for "Azarian's Cross" and it seems to ba an internationally accepted gymnastics figure. http://www.newhopegymnastics.com/GallerySelect.asp?ID=27 In U.S. it is also called Olympic Cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 (edited) WAY TO GO ARMEN!! As always. A picture is worth a thousand words. Edited August 16, 2004 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted August 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 Arpa, actually the figure Azarian does on the photo is not the Azarian Cross but a simple cross as far as I know. The real Azarian cross is when in that simple cross position he turns his body to the left and right. As the story goes, the Melbourn Olympics in 1952 Azarian nodded with his head first to the audience and then to the judges while doing that figure Harut or Kakachik77 will correct me if I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DoJudo Posted August 16, 2004 Report Share Posted August 16, 2004 A HUGE accomplishment if anyone gets to participate in olymics. Winning a GOLD is just incredible. Very sad for Armenia to let Armen Nazaryan go to Bulgaria. I watched him win Gold in '96 against the American, Armen just tooled with him like a child. I hope he wins another Gold this time around. So far Vanes Martirosyan has won the first round, and he will face the Cuban next. He is very young, but talented. The kid amazes me, I really think he has a shot, but the fact that he participates is an oustanding accomplishment. Further he stresses his Armenian heritage on tv. Good guy, wish more of the Glendale youth take up after his character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Team Armenia Agaev, Mamed - Wrestling Aleksanyan, Gevorg - Weightlifting Avetisyan, Varduhi - Swimming Bakhtamyan, Norayr - Shooting Berberyan, Martin - Wrestling Chazaryan, Marine - Track & Field Danielyan, Ashot - Weightlifting Galstyan, Haykaz - Wrestling Galustyan, Vaghinak - Wrestling Geghamyan, Levon - Wrestling Gevorgyan, Arayik - Wrestling Ghazaryan, Armen - Weightlifting Hovhannisyan, Zhirayr - Wrestling Martirosyan, Armen - Track & Field Martirosyan, Tigran - Weightlifting Nalbandyan, Aleksan - Boxing Nazaryan, Armen - Judo Sargsian, Sargis - Tennis so far.... Avetisyan, Varduhi - Swimming is done with very poor result Ghazaryan, Armen - Weightlifting placed the 5th Nazaryan, Armen - Judo is out after the second fight Sargsian, Sargis - Tennis lost in the first around Bakhtamyan, Norayr - Shooting placed the 7th in air pistol competition and is doing very well right now in the pistol competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted August 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Harut, you were right! Participation is slowly becoming the most important thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted August 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Profiles of South Caucasus Countries Participating in the 2004 Athens Olympics NBC.com August 16, 2004 Armenia - ARM Area: 11,920 sq miles Population: 3,326,448 Capital: Yerevan Language(s): Armenian, Russian Summer Olympic Debut: 1996 The smallest of the former Soviet Republics, Armenia is in extreme southeastern Europe, landlocked by Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Iran to the south and Turkey to the west. Armenia declared its independence in September 1991 and became an independent state later that year when the USSR disbanded. OLYMPIC TRADITION The last recorded champion of the ancient Olympics was Prince Varastades, who won the boxing competition at the 291st Olympic Games (approx. 388 A.D.) before becoming king of Armenia. In modern times, Armenia represented the Soviet Union through the 1988 Games and then the Unified Team in 1992. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized Armenia as a member in 1993, and 32 athletes competed for the nation in 1996. OLYMPIC LEGENDS Armenian Olympians of note include: Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, the long jump bronze medalist in 1960 and 1964, who, upon witnessing Bob Beamon's 29 foot, 2 1/2 inch leap at the 1968 Games, claimed: "Compared to this jump, we are as children"; Albert Azaryan, a three-time gymnastics gold medalist (1956 men's team, 1956 rings, 1960 rings); and modern penthathlete Igor Novikov, who won two golds (1956 and 1964 men's team) and two silvers (1960 men's team and 1964 individual). In 1996, Armen Nazaryan won the nation's first (and only) gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, while compatriot Armen Mkrtchyan took a silver in freestyle. The only Armenian medallist in 2000 was Arsen Melikyan, who won bronze in the 77kg/170 lbs weightlifting competition. ATHENS OUTLOOK A former wrestling power, Armenia has struggled to fund its program in recent years, which has resulted in several wrestlers leaving to compete for other nations. The best hope for a wrestling medal is 2001 Greco-Roman world champion Vaginar Galustyan (66kg/145 1/2 lbs). Also watch Mahmed Agayev (84kg/185 lbs) in men's freestyle. In addition, several Armenian weightlifters and boxers could contend for medals. ************************************************************** Azerbaijan - AZE Area: 34,640 sq miles Population: 7,830,764 Capital: Baku Language(s): Azerbaijani, Russian, Armenian Summer Olympic Debut: 1996 Oil-rich Azerbaijan is located in extreme southeastern Europe, bordered to the east by the Caspian Sea, to the south by Iran, to the west by Armenia and to the north by Georgia and Russia. A former Soviet republic, Azerbaijan declared its independence in August 1991 and became an independent state when the USSR disbanded later that year. OLYMPIC TRADITION This will be the third independent Olympic appearance for Azerbaijan, which represented the USSR through 1988 and the Unified Team in 1992. OLYMPIC LEGENDS One of the more successful Azerbaijani Olympians was Inna Ryskal, who won four medals (two gold, two silver) as a member of the Soviet women's volleyball team from 1964 to 1976. In 1992, gymnast Valeri Belenki won a bronze medal in the men's individual all-around and a gold in the team all-around as a member of the Unified Team. Freestyle wrestler Namik Abdulayev won his independent nation's first medal - a silver - in 1996; four years later, shooter Zemfira Meftakhetdinova won Azerbaijan's first gold, in women's skeet. Abdulayev added another gold medal, and Vugar Alekperov won a middleweight boxing bronze. ATHENS OUTLOOK Abdulayev is again a wrestling medal contender, along with brother, Arif, who won a surprise world title in 2003. Several boxers and weightlifters also have a shot at medals. A fencing medal in women's team sabre is another possibility. ******************************************************************* Georgia - GEO Area: 27,880 sq miles Population: 4,934,413 Capital: T'bilisi Language(s): Georgian, Russian, Armenian, Azeri Summer Olympic Debut: 1996 A former Soviet Republic, Georgia is located in extreme southeastern Europe on the eastern shore of the Black Sea and shares borders with Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Separated from Russia by the main range of the Caucus Mountains, it declared independence in April 1991, eight months before the Soviet Union disbanded. OLYMPIC TRADITION Between 1952 and 1992, Georgia provided the Soviet Union/Unified Team with some of its best wrestlers and judokas. Georgians won more judo medals for the former Soviet Union than any other republic. Independently, Georgia has won eight Olympic medals, all bronze (including six in Sydney). OLYMPIC LEGENDS Georgia-born triple jumper Viktor Saneyev contributed four medals to the Soviet Union, including three consecutive golds from 1968-1976 (plus a silver in 1980). In freestyle wrestling, Levan Tediashvili won back-to-back Olympic crowns for the Soviet Union in 1972 and 1976, while 1988 gold medalist David Gobedzhishvili (130kg/286 lbs) was American legend Bruce Baumgartner's primary rival for much of the 1980s and early '90s. Judoka David Khakhaleishvili, a Georgian representing the Unified Team, took gold in the men's heavyweight division in 1992. ATHENS OUTLOOK Georgia's best gold medal hopes for Athens are in wrestling. Manuchari Kvirkvelia won the 2003 world title in the Greco-Roman 66kg (145 1/2 lbs) division; Eldari Kurtanidze was the gold medalist at the 2003 World Championships in the freestyle 96kg (211 1/2 lbs) class. Kurtanidze was one of Georgia's six bronze medalists in Sydney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Seems like Georgia is the better one among the 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=VAHE=- Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Did Aleksan Nalbandyan win a silver a medal? Stupid yahoo is'nt keeping good track of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted August 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Seems like Georgia is the better one among the 3. Nope. They skipped a lot of olympic champions in three cases: like boxer Yengibarian, the Armenian trio of wieghtlifters Yuri Vardanyan (a legend), Yuri Sargsyan , Ogsen Mirzoyan (both gold), boxer Israel Militosian and wrestler Mnatsakan Isakandarian and more in case of Armenia, a number of weightliferts, judoists and wrestlers in case of Georgia and Azerbaijan (don't remeber the names). In reality both Armenia and Georgia have better standing than Azerbaijan, Georgia being better than Armenia by a very little margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Nope. They skipped a lot of olympic champions in three cases: like boxer Yengibarian, the Armenian trio of wieghtlifters Yuri Vardanyan (a legend), Yuri Sargsyan , Ogsen Mirzoyan (both gold), boxer Israel Militosian and wrestler Mnatsakan Isakandarian and more in case of Armenia, a number of weightliferts, judoists and wrestlers in case of Georgia and Azerbaijan (don't remeber the names). In reality both Armenia and Georgia have better standing than Azerbaijan, Georgia being better than Armenia by a very little margin. Oh, you just refreshed my memory, how could someone not mention these names particularly Yuri Vardanian These people made us so proud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 What about Robert Emmiyan, wasn't he a medalist in long jumping at some point? I remember he broke some record in a competition in Hrazdan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted August 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Did Aleksan Nalbandyan win a silver a medal? Stupid yahoo is'nt keeping good track of things. Aleksan Nalbandyan is a boxer and his first fight is tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Over 40 Armenian Athletes Represnting Other Countries Over 40 athletes of Armenian heritage will be competing at the Olympic games in Athens, in a range of sports ranging from Archery and Fencing to Weightlifting and Water-polo. By keeping their wits and plying their skills and strengths, each hope to go as far as possible in their respective competitions. The greatest contingent of ethnic Armenians not competing for Armenia will be in the team colours of Olympic hosts’, Greece (water polo, fencing, handball, boxing, wrestling, athletics, swimming, water-polo), and Russia (shooting, fencing boxing, judo, sailing, athletics, tae-kwondo). Apart from the usual numerous showings of Armenians in Weightlifting, Wrestling and boxing, there are a good amount competing in the sports of Shooting (Ukraine, Hungary Russia), Fencing (Russia, Greece), Judo (Russia, France, Iran) , and light athletics (Russia, Greece, Argentina). Big names hoping to go the distance and swipe some medals include, Ara Abrahamian (Swedish Wrestler), Dimitra Asilian (Captain of Greece’s women’s Water-Polo team), Vahnes Matirossian (American Boxer), Yourik Sarkisian (Australian Weightlifter), and, perhaps most famously David Nalbandian (Argentinean Tennis player). Coaches of Armenian descent are also represented in the form of USA Greco-Roman wrestling coach, Anatoly Petrosian. Here below is the list of Armenian Athletes representing other countries: ABRAHAMIAN Ara - SWE Wrestling, AIVAZIAN Artur - UKR Shooting ANGYAN Jozsef - HUN Shooting ASILIAN Dimitra - GRE Water Polo AVETISIAN Yerjanik - RUS Shooting AZNAVOURIAN Karina - RUS Fencing AYRAPETYAN David - RUS Boxing AYVAZYAN Garik - RUS Judo AYVAZYAN Victor - RUS Sailing BASMATZIAN Marios - GRE Fencing BOZOUKLIAN David - FRA Judo BURIAN Ludek - CZE Wrestling CEBRIAN Alicia - ESP Sailing CEBRIAN Elisabeth - ESP Basketball CHAKHOYAN Sergo - AUS Weightlifting CHATSATOURIAN Gregor - GRE Handball GKALSTIAN Gkevork - GRE Boxing GULUMYAN Oksana - RUS Athletics HEVORKYAN Suren - UKR Wrestling KARIMYAN Yosef - IRI Judo KIOUREGKIAN Artiom - GRE Wrestling KOCZIAN Jozsef - HUN Boxing MARASHIAN Seyed Hossien - IRI Wrestling MAZAIAN Akop - RUS Wrestling MANUKYAN Mkkhitar - KAZ Wrestling MARTIROSYAN Vanes - USA Boxing MELIAN Erika - ARG Athletics MIRABIAN Ghaem - IRI Diving MKRTCHYAN Margarita - RUS Taekwondo NALBANDIAN David - ARG Tennis NAZARIAN Armen - BUL Wrestling NERSESIAN Zlatislava - BLR Gymnastics Rhythmic NOURIAN Anoushirvan - AUS Boxing POGOSIAN David - GEO Wrestling SARKISIAN Yourik - AUS Weightlifting TASLAKIAN Gretta - LIB Athletics TERZIAN Alexandros - GRE Athletics TRIPICIAN Nicholas - USA Rowing TSAMPASIAN Vasiliki - GRE Swimming SHADOYAN Karine - UZB Wrestling, SHAKARYAN Nelli - RUS Taekwondo, SHAKHSUVARYAN Yuriy - UZB Rowing, TRAYAN Aurore - FRA Archery, VARDANYAN Armen - UKR Wrestling. http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted August 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 Thanks Gamavor. So, we have a big fat team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 The ethnicity of a few of the names above may be questionable. Most obvious is Syed Hossein Marashian. Another is Ludko Burian, just as Cebrian sisters from Spain. However the Mayor of Athens whose name is Dora Bakoyanni(s), I saw in one of Armenian sources where her name was spelled plainly as Bakoyan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=VAHE=- Posted August 17, 2004 Report Share Posted August 17, 2004 See on this page it says armenia one one silver medal. http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/page/...ver28130b0aRCRD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 I think the Olympic commitee should do something about professional athletes. They should not have the right to represent themselves for the olympics, they kill the olympic spirit and what the olympics are all about. What is the point when people that have a particular sport as their career and are payed millions compete with others that practice their sports as sports rather than as a career. Of course I have in mind sports like basketball, hockey etc... In the domain of artistic roller skating, their exist principles that athletes respect nearly always, when they pass to "professional" they don't compete at the olympics. Oh and, beside having 2 thousands etc... athletes being tested for illegal drugs, every athtletes should be tested... and their bloods should be kept in freezers so that when new drugs are exposed and that ways to detect them have been found, we could pass tests using those blood simples kept in freezers... and that olympic medals could be taken away even if the person won it years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 well yes Domino and way back in 80's US pressured for this and got its wish, if you remember sovites were way ahead US in Medal counts and it stricly was introduced and inforsed true IOC for propaganda perposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Profiles of South Caucasus Countries Participating in the 2004 Athens Olympics NBC.com August 16, 2004 Armenia - ARM Area: 11,920 sq miles Population: 3,326,448 Capital: Yerevan Language(s): Armenian, Russian Summer Olympic Debut: 1996 The smallest of the former Soviet Republics, Armenia is in extreme southeastern Europe, landlocked by Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Iran to the south and Turkey to the west. Armenia declared its independence in September 1991 and became an independent state later that year when the USSR disbanded. OLYMPIC TRADITION The last recorded champion of the ancient Olympics was Prince Varastades, who won the boxing competition at the 291st Olympic Games (approx. 388 A.D.) before becoming king of Armenia. In modern times, Armenia represented the Soviet Union through the 1988 Games and then the Unified Team in 1992. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized Armenia as a member in 1993, and 32 athletes competed for the nation in 1996. OLYMPIC LEGENDS Armenian Olympians of note include: Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, the long jump bronze medalist in 1960 and 1964, who, upon witnessing Bob Beamon's 29 foot, 2 1/2 inch leap at the 1968 Games, claimed: "Compared to this jump, we are as children"; Albert Azaryan, a three-time gymnastics gold medalist (1956 men's team, 1956 rings, 1960 rings); and modern penthathlete Igor Novikov, who won two golds (1956 and 1964 men's team) and two silvers (1960 men's team and 1964 individual). In 1996, Armen Nazaryan won the nation's first (and only) gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, while compatriot Armen Mkrtchyan took a silver in freestyle. The only Armenian medallist in 2000 was Arsen Melikyan, who won bronze in the 77kg/170 lbs weightlifting competition. ATHENS OUTLOOK A former wrestling power, Armenia has struggled to fund its program in recent years, which has resulted in several wrestlers leaving to compete for other nations. The best hope for a wrestling medal is 2001 Greco-Roman world champion Vaginar Galustyan (66kg/145 1/2 lbs). Also watch Mahmed Agayev (84kg/185 lbs) in men's freestyle. In addition, several Armenian weightlifters and boxers could contend for medals. http://groong.usc.edu/news/msg91745.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted August 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Xinhua General News Service August 17, 2004 Tuesday 3:00 PM EST Results of men's 62kg weightlifting at Athens Olympics ATHENS Following are the results of men's 62kg category weightlifting at the 28th Olympic Games Monday evening: 1. Shi Zhiyong, China, 325kg (152.5/172.5) 2. Le Maosheng, China, 312.5 (140/172.5) 3. Leonidas Sampanis, Greece, 312.5 (145/167.5) 4. Israel Jose Rubio, Venezuela, 295 (132.5/162.5) 5. Armen Ghazaryan, Armenia, 295 (135/160) 6. Gustar Junianto, Indonesia, 292.5 (132.5/160) 7. Samson Ndicka, France, 287.5 (127.5/160) 8. Umurbek Bazarbayev, Turkmenistan, 287.5 (130/157.5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted August 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Nalbandian won the first fight but with little margin 27-20 against a French guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyRoss Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Aleksan Nalbandyan (boxing) won against the french Redouane Asloum !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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