Suren Nalbandyan
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| Born | 3 June 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | VS Astrakhan VS Rostov-on-Don | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | G. Sapunow Vladimir Fomin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Suren Nalbandyan (Armenian: Սուրեն Նալբանդյան, born June 3, 1956) is a former Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a five-time Soviet Champion, European Champion and Olympic Champion. He was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR and USSR Badge of Honor titles in 1976.[1]
Suren was born in the village of Geghard in the Abovyan region of the Armenian SSR. In 1964, his family moved to Astrakhan, where, in 1969, he began to compete in Greco-Roman wrestling under the leadership of Honored Coach of the RSFSR, Vladimir Fomin. He won the USSR Championship in 1972 and 1974 among junior.
