Mher Avanesyan
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| Nationality | Armenia |
| Born |
January 5, 1981 Armenia |
| Updated on 14 March 2014. | |
Mher Avanesyan (born January 5, 1981) is an Armenian double-arm amputee alpine skier and competitive sailor from Artsakh.
At the age of seven, Avanesyan touched a high-voltage wire at a power station, and lost both arms. He competed in sailing at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympics, and in alpine skiing at the 1998, 2002, and 2006 Winter Paralympics, thus becoming one of the few athletes to have competed in both Summer and Winter events.[1][2][3] He competed again at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi.
References
- ↑ Pyunic, Armenian Association for the Disabled
- ↑ "The Armenian National Team of Paralympic Games Leaves for Torino", National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
- ↑ Results for Mher Avanesyan from the International Paralympic Committee
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