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| Full name | Albert Vagharshakovich Azaryan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Former country(ies) represented | Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 11, 1929 Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR |
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Albert Vagharshakovich Azaryan (Armenian: Ալբերտ Ազարյան) (born February 11, 1929 in Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Soviet Armenian artistic gymnast who competed internationally representing the Soviet Union. He is the 1956 and 1960 Olympic champion on the still rings. He was the first person to do one of the most famous exercises on the rings called the Iron Cross, Crucifix, or Azarian Cross in an international competition. He is the 1954 and 1958 World Champion on the rings and 1958 silver medalist on the horizontal bar.
He is the father and former coach of Eduard Azarian, a 1980 Olympian in gymnastics.
He is the head of the Yerevan School of Gymnastics.
| Championship | Medals and Disciplines |
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| 1954 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | 2 gold medals (Teams and Rings) |
| 1955 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships | 1 gold medal (Rings) |
| 1956 Summer Olympics | 2 gold medals (Teams and Rings) |
| 1958 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | 2 gold medals (Teams and Rings) |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | 1 gold medal (Rings) 1 silver medal (Teams) |
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