Armen Bagdasarov

2.2.1. Olympic Games

Bagdasarov competed in two Olympic Games. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he won the silver medal in the men's -86 kg category. His path to the final included victories over Somoza Celestin of Haiti, Oleg Maltsev of Russia, Algimantas Merkevicius of Lithuania, and Adrian Croitoru of Romania. In the final, he was defeated by Jeon Ki-young of South Korea via ippon. This achievement made him the first Olympic medalist for independent Uzbekistan. He later participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in the -100 kg category. He won his first match against Sadok Kalgui of Turkey by ippon but then lost to Mario Sabino of Brazil. In the repechage round, he was defeated by Luigi Guido of Italy, leading to his elimination from the tournament.

2.2.2. World Championships

Bagdasarov competed in the World Judo Championships. In October 1993, he participated in the 1993 World Judo Championships held in Hamilton, Canada. Competing in the -86 kg category, he reached the semifinals where he was defeated by Yoshio Nakamura of Japan. He then lost to León Villar of Spain in the bronze medal match, finishing in a shared fifth place alongside Ruslan Mashurenko of Ukraine. His final appearance at the World Championships was in July 2001 in Munich, Germany, where he defeated Marius Paškevičius of Lithuania but was subsequently eliminated by Nicolas Gill of Canada. He also holds a World Championship silver medal in kurash.

2.2.3. Asian Games

At the Asian Games, Bagdasarov secured a silver medal. In December 1998, he represented Uzbekistan at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, competing in the -100 kg category. He advanced to the final but was defeated by Kosei Inoue of Japan, earning the silver medal.

2.2.4. Asian Championships

Bagdasarov achieved significant success at the Asian Judo Championships, earning multiple medals. In November 1995, he won a bronze medal in the -86 kg category at the 1995 Asian Judo Championships in New Delhi, India, sharing the medal with Masaru Tanabe of Japan. The following year, in November 1996, he claimed a gold medal at the 1996 Asian Judo Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, defeating Kosei Arikawa of Japan in the final of the -86 kg category. In June 1999, he won his second gold medal at the 1999 Asian Judo Championships in Wenzhou, China, this time in the -90 kg category, once again defeating Tanabe. His final medal at the Asian Championships was a bronze in May 2000 at the 2000 Asian Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, competing in the -100 kg category, finishing behind Park Sung-keun of South Korea and Tomokazu Inoue of Japan.

2.2.5. Other competitions

Armen Bagdasarov also competed in various other notable international tournaments:

• Summer Universiade:** In July 1999, he won a silver medal in the -90 kg category at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, finishing behind Keith Morgan of Canada.
• Grand Slam and International Tournaments:**
  • 1994: Won gold at the Moscow International Tournament in the -86 kg category.
  • 1995: Won gold again at the Moscow International Tournament in the -86 kg category.
  • 1996: Earned a bronze medal at the Jigoro Kano Cup in Tokyo, Japan, in the -86 kg category, placing behind Vincent Carabeta of France and Yasuhiro Nakajima of Japan.
  • 1997: Finished 7th at the World Masters in Munich, Germany.
  • 1999: Placed 5th at the Jigoro Kano Cup in the -90 kg category.
  • 1999: Secured a silver medal at the New York Judo Open, losing to William Thompson of Canada.
  • 2000: Won a bronze medal at the Paris Tour in the -100 kg category and finished 5th at the Munich World Masters.
  • 2001: Earned a bronze medal at the Paris Tour in February, defeating Mansour Otayek of Libya. In March, he won a silver medal in the unlimited class at the New York Open, losing to Ryuki Tanaka of Japan.