Armen Bagdasarov is an Uzbek

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

-Armenian

Armenians

Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

 judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

ka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 he won the silver medal in the men's middleweight category, which was the first Summer Olympic medal for sovereign Uzbekistan.

His other achievements include gold medals at the 1996 and 1999 Asian Judo Championships

1999 Asian Judo Championships

The 1999 Asian Judo Championships were held in Wenzhou, China 25 June to 26 June 1999.-Men's events:-Women's events:- Medals table :...

, a silver medal at the 1998 Asian Games

1998 Asian Games

The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...

 and a bronze medal at the 1992 European Judo Championships

1992 European Judo Championships

The 1992 European Judo Championships were the 3rd edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Paris, France on 10 May 1992.- Men :- Women :- Medal table :- References :*...

. He also has a World Championship silver medal in kurash

Kurash

Kurash is a form of upright jacket wrestling native to Uzbeks, practiced since ancient times. It is an event in the Asian Games and there is an effort to include Kurash in the Olympic games.-Rules:...

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