Stepan Sarkisyan is a former Soviet Armenian Freestyle wrestler.
10 Facts About Stepan Sarkisyan
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Stepan Sarkisyan joined the USSR national freestyle wrestling team in 1984.
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Stepan Sarkisyan had a very successful career year in 1988, first when he became the Soviet Union Champion.
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Stepan Sarkisyan later won a gold medal at the 1988 European Wrestling Championships.
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The next year, Stepan Sarkisyan won his second gold medal at the Wrestling World Cup, defeating John Smith in a rematch in the finals, just as he had done to his brother five years ago.
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Stepan Sarkisyan competed at the 1989 World Wrestling Championships, but lost to Smith early in the tournament, resulting in Stepan Sarkisyan coming in sixth place.
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Stepan Sarkisyan won a silver medal in the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle.
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Stepan Sarkisyan left the Soviet national team in 1990 and, in 1991, he completed his wrestling career.
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Stepan Sarkisyan later worked as a sports official in now independent Armenia.
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Stepan Sarkisyan was president of the Wrestling Federation of Armenia from 1998 to 2002, and in 2002, was made the honorary president.