1. Robert Emmiyan is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR and Armenia.
24 Facts About Robert Emmiyan
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Robert Emmiyan is the fourth best long jumper in history.
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At age 16, Robert Emmiyan jumped 7.77 meters, the best jump in the world for his age group.
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Robert Emmiyan started competing for the Soviet Union in athletics on an international level in 1981.
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At the 1985 IAAF World Cup, Robert Emmiyan came in second place.
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In 1986, Robert Emmiyan won the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Madrid with a jump of 8.32 meters.
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Robert Emmiyan won the gold medal at the 1986 European Championships with a jump of 8.41 metres, setting a new championship record.
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In what was a great year for Robert Emmiyan, he had the best jump of 1986.
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Robert Emmiyan participated at the 1987 European Cup and came in first place.
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Robert Emmiyan set the Cup's long jump record at 8.38 meters.
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On 22 May 1987, in the high land of Tsaghkadzor Robert Emmiyan jumped 8.86 meters.
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Robert Emmiyan won a silver medal with a score of 8.53 meters, finishing second behind Carl Lewis at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome.
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Robert Emmiyan was a big medal favorite for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.
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Robert Emmiyan was still able to train and remain in good shape.
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Robert Emmiyan continued to jump over 8.20 and 8.30 meters.
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Robert Emmiyan began to decline athletically and his goal of breaking the world record was fading.
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At the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Robert Emmiyan won the bronze medal with a score of 8.06 meters.
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In 1991, Robert Emmiyan started competing for his independent country of Armenia.
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Robert Emmiyan is the President of the Armenian Athletic Federation as of April 2010.
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Robert Emmiyan's father was killed and other members of his family perished.
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Robert Emmiyan suffered psychological problems following the earthquake which weakened his mentality for long jumping.
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Some time after his career ended, Robert Emmiyan moved to Paris, France.
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Robert Emmiyan married a woman from the Armenian community and with her has two daughters, Fiona and Lauren.
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Robert Emmiyan's family speak Armenian at home and one day, Emmiyan hopes to return to Armenia.