1. Levon Julfalakyan is a former Soviet Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler.
12 Facts About Levon Julfalakyan
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Levon Julfalakyan is an Olympic, World, and European Champion and was merited Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1988.
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Levon Julfalakyan was born in Leninakan, Armenian SSR.
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Levon Julfalakyan attended gymnastics sections from an early age, then started wrestling in Gyumri Youth Academy.
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Levon Julfalakyan graduated from Gyumri State Pedagogical Institute.
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Levon Julfalakyan joined the Soviet national wrestling team in 1985 and, in that same year, won a gold medal at the Wrestling World Cup team competition.
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Levon Julfalakyan later became a European Champion when he won a gold medal at the 1986 European Wrestling Championships.
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Four months later, Levon Julfalakyan became a World Champion by winning a gold medal at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships.
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Levon Julfalakyan was very dominant in all of his matches and defeated every opponent by a wide margin of points.
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Levon Julfalakyan was awarded an Olympic gold medal for his victory.
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Levon Julfalakyan is married and has two sons Arsen and Aram, who are wrestlers.
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Levon Julfalakyan was awarded the "For Merit" 1st degree medal in 2012.