Aghasi Manukyan was an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler.
12 Facts About Aghasi Manukyan
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Aghasi Manukyan was a World Cup winner and World Champion.
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Aghasi Manukyan was born 27 February 1967 in Leninakan, Soviet Armenia.
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Aghasi Manukyan started wrestling in 1977 under the coaching of Aram Sargsyan.
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Aghasi Manukyan was recruited into the USSR national Greco-Roman wrestling team in 1988.
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Aghasi Manukyan won a gold medal at the 1993 World Wrestling Championships in his debut as an Armenian wrestler.
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Aghasi Manukyan was the first ever wrestler from the independent Armenia to become a Wrestling World Champion in either Greco-Roman or freestyle wrestling.
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Aghasi Manukyan was the second athlete to become a World Champion under the flag of Armenia, after Nshan Munchyan.
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Aghasi Manukyan won two silver medals at the European Wrestling Championships in 1994 and 1995.
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Aghasi Manukyan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
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Aghasi Manukyan coached the Armenian national junior Greco-Roman wrestling team from 1998 to 1999.
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Aghasi Manukyan's brother Michael was born on 1964 and was a Soviet Champion and European Youth Champion of the USSR in Greco-Roman wrestling and his brother Samvel was born on 1974 and was a Champion of Armenia and fellow Olympian at the 1996 Summer Olympics.