Eduard Azaryan

Eduard Azaryan is a former Soviet Armenian artistic gymnast. He is an Olympic Champion and four-time Soviet Champion. Azaryan was awarded the Unified Sports [Classification System of the USSR and Russia|Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR] title in 1980. He is the son of Albert Azaryan.

Biography

Eduard started gymnastics in his early childhood under the guidance of his father, a three-time Olympic champion Albert Azaryan. In 1978, Eduard Azaryan became USSR champion in the team all-around and joined the USSR national gymnastics team. In the same year, Azaryan won a bronze medal at the World Cup in the individual all-around and a silver medal at the 1978 [World Artistic Gymnastics Championships] in the team all-around.
Azaryan competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in every artistic gymnastic event. He won a gold medal in the team all-around.