Martin Berberyan is a retired Armenian Freestyle wrestler.
13 Facts About Martin Berberyan
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Martin Berberyan is an Armenian Champion, European Champion, World medalist and three-time Olympian.
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Martin Berberyan started freestyle wrestling in 1987 under the teaching of Samvel Markarian.
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Martin Berberyan became a Junior World Championships silver medalist in 1997 and a Junior European Champion in 1998.
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In 1999, Martin Berberyan was selected as a member of the Armenian national freestyle wrestling team.
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Martin Berberyan came in sixth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, his best Olympic result.
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Martin Berberyan won a gold medal at the 2004 European Wrestling Championships.
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The success of Martin Berberyan Berberian received wide publicity in Armenia.
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Martin Berberyan came in eleventh place at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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Martin Berberyan debuted in this new weight class in 2005.
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Martin Berberyan won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships that year.
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Martin Berberyan's career was interrupted for the next two years due to his recent marriage and move to the United States.
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Martin Berberyan returned to the mat in 2008 and qualified to take part at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.