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Mekhak Ghazaryan

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Mekhak Ghazaryan
Personal information
Full nameՄեխակ Ղազարյան
Nationality Armenia
Born (1966-12-13) December 13, 1966 (age 57)
Gyumri, Shirak, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLightweight
Medal record
European Amateur Championships
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1987 Turin Featherweight
Representing  Armenia
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Bursa Lightweight

Mekhak Ghazaryan (Armenian: Մեխակ Ղազարյան; born December 13, 1966, in Gyumri, Shirak), also known as Mikhail Kazaryan, is a retired amateur boxer from Armenia. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the men's featherweight (57 kg) division.[1] Ghazaryan was defeated in the third round by eventual gold medalist Giovanni Parisi. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the men's lightweight (60 kg) division.[2] Ghazaryan lost in the second round to Michael Strange.

Ghazaryan won the European Championship title in the lightweight division at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin. Ghazaryan won a bronze medal at the 1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the lightweight division.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Soviet Union at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Armenia at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  3. ^ "1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships". www.pozycjonowaniestron.net. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
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