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ARTUR ALEKSANYAN THE MOST HONEST ATHLETE OF ARMENIA

18:55 | December 17,2015 | Sports

Armenia's Greco-Roman team member, Olympic Games bronze medalist,
two-time World and tree-time European champion Artur Aleksanyan was
recognized Armenia's best play true athlete.

The special commission of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia
recognized wrestler Artur Aleksanyan the most honest athlete of 2015.

The World and European champion has passed doping inspection more
than any other Armenian athlete in 2015 (every 40 days). Among the
candidates were also weightlifter Tigran Martirosyan and wrestler
Arsen Julfalakyan.

The award ceremony was held in Gyumri during a social-doping
educational seminar. Aleksanyan was awarded by the president of the
Eastern European anti-doping organization, Areg Hovannisyan.

ANOC press office

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PanArmenian, Armenia
Aug 21 2017






Armenian Olympic gold medalist Artur Aleksanyan becomes world champion

August 21, 2017 - 22:15 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian wrestler Artur Aleksanyan (98 kg weight class) beat Russia’s Musa Evloev 3-1 at the Paris-hosted World Championships on Monday, August 21 to snatch the gold in the men’s Greco-Roman event.
Aleksanyan is an Olympic Champion (2016) and bronze medalist (2012), a three-time World Champion (2014, 2015, 2017), and a three-time European Champion (2012, 2013, 2014).
Aleksanyan is the second Olympic gold medalist of Armenia since regaining independence in 1991 and is the most decorated Olympian of independent Armenia as well. He has been nicknamed the "White Bear" and is one of the most renowned Armenian athletes of the 21st century.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/245748/Armenian_Olympic_gold_medalist_Artur_Aleksanyan_be comes_world_champion