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:''For the Russian-Armenian businessman, see: Ruben Vardanian'' Ruben Vardanayn (arm. Ռուբեն Վարդանյան. born 26 May 1929 in Yerevan, Armenia - died 21 December 1996 In Yerevan, Armenia) is a well known Armenian Wrestler, Champion of the Republic of Armenia, Champion of the USSR, Honored Coach of the Republic of Armenia, Honorary member of the Olympic Committee. == Biography == Ruben Vardanyan is well known not only in Armenia, but also all over the world. For many years he held high the honor of Armenian sport both in the Former Soviet Union and in different countries of the world. Vardanyan was born in 1929 in Yerevan. In 1953 after graduating from Yerevan State Institute of Physical Training, from 1958 to 1963 he continued his studies at Yerevan State University at the faculty of law. Vardanyan entered into the sport in 1946. In the same year, taking part in the Championship of Armenia he became the Champion of the Republic. 9 times more he took the first place of honored champion of Armenia. Vardanyan is considered to be the first master of sport of the post-war Armenia. In 1952 Vardanyan participated in the USSR Championship and took the 2nd place, and in 1953 he won the Gold Medal of the USSR Champion. He is the second prize-winner of the World Students Games held in 1954 in Budapest. During the period of his sporting biography Vardanyan has 665 wresting bouts, 627 of which ended in win, and 23 times out of 24 he stood on the highest honored podium of the International Competitions. Starting with 1948 Vardanyan was engaged in the educational activities too. He trained hundreds of leading sportsmen, more than 20 masters of sport, a number of which became winners and prize-winners of the former USSR as well as of the other International Competitions. From 1956 to 1962 Vardanyan worked as a teacher at Yerevan State Institute of Physical Training. Highly appreciating Vardanyan’s sporting activities, in 1964 he was awarded the title of The Honored Coach of the Republic of Armenia. After leaving the active sport from 1962 to 1992 he was the Head of ”Ashkhatank” Voluntary Sport Society and later Yerevan City Council of the United Sport Society of the Trade Unions. Vardanyan is the founder of Youthful Sport School of the Olympic reserve on wrestling, a sport center where a great number of masters of sport, champions of Armenia, USSR, Europe, World and Olympic Games has been trained. Vardanyan is the first Armenian International Extra Category Referee. Since 1969 as an International Referee he has been authorized to officiate a great number of important competitions like The Europe and World Championships, The Olympic Games at Munich, Montreal and Moscow. For the best refereeing he has been awarded FILA Silver Medal. More than 20 years the name of Ruben Vardanyan was in the list of 10 best referees of the World and the Soviet Union. Highly appreciating Vardanyan’s outstanding contribution to the development of the Republic’s physical training and sport he was awarded "The Medal for Work Heroism”, Diploma of Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Armenia, a number of medals of the Republic Council of the Trade Unions and the USSR Sport Committee. Vardanyan's name is listed in the Honorary Book of the USSR Sport Committee. Taking into account Vardanyan’s many years and valuable contribution to the development of wrestling in Armenia, as well as with the purpose to perpetuate his memory, the Youthful Sport School of the Olympic Reserve on Wrestling at the ”Hayastan” Sport Society of the Trade Unions is named after Ruben Vardanyan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ruben Vardanyan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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