Hovhannes Varderesyan Explained

Hovhannes Varderesyan
Birth Date:	1989 2, df=yes
Birth Place:	Yerevan, Armenia
Weight:	66kg (146lb)
Sport:	Wrestling
Event:	Greco-Roman
Coach:	Armen Babalaryan
Show-Medals:	yes

Hovhannes Varderesyan (Armenian: Հովհաննես Վարդերեսյան, born 12 February 1989) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler.

He started wrestling in 1996. Varderesyan won a bronze medal at the 2006 Cadet European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2009 Junior World Championships.

Varderesyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 Wrestling World Cup.^[1] The Armenian team came in third place.^[2]

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg division.^[3] Varderesyan was defeated by eventual gold medalist Kim Hyeon-Woo.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2010 FILA World Cup Results. www.fila-official.com. 13 November 2012.
2. Web site: World Cup, Greco-Roman Seniors, 2010-02-13 Yerevan (ARM). https://web.archive.org/web/20111009162013/http://fila-official.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=768&Itemid=100236&lang=en. dead. 9 October 2011. www.fila-official.com. 13 November 2012.
3. Web site: Armenia at the 2012 London Summer Games . Sports-Reference.com . 28 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130308071356/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ARM/summer/2012/ . 8 March 2013 .
4. Web site: Hovhannes Varderesyan . Sports-Reference.com . 28 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130207211907/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/hovhannes-varderesyan-1.html . 7 February 2013 .