His name is synonymous with record, championship and victory. On this day, on June 13, 1956, the excellent champion - unsurpassed Yuri Vardanyan was born in Gyumri. He would have turned 64 today.
Yuri Vardanyan was Multiple World (1977-1979, 1980-1981, 1983, 1985), Olympic (1980), Europe (1977-1978, 1980-1981, 1983) and USSR (1977, 1979, 1981) ) champion and cup winner (1976).
During his rich sports career Vardanyan set 43 records and won 111 gold medals. He died on November 1, 2018 in the United States.
