Mekhak Ghazaryan | |
Full Name: | Մեխակ Ղազարյան |
Weight Class: | Lightweight |
Birth Date: | 13 December 1966 |
Birth Place: | Gyumri, Shirak, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
Weight: | 57kg (126lb) |
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Mekhak Ghazaryan (Armenian: Մեխակ Ղազարյան; born December 13, 1966, in Gyumri, Shirak), also known as Mikhail Kazaryan, is a retired amateur boxer from Armenia. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the men's featherweight (57 kg) division.[1] Ghazaryan was defeated in the third round by eventual gold medalist Giovanni Parisi. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the men's lightweight (60 kg) division.[2] Ghazaryan lost in the second round to Michael Strange.
Ghazaryan won the European Championship title in the lightweight division at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin. Ghazaryan won a bronze medal at the 1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the lightweight division.[3]