Albert Azaryan
Albert Azaryan (Armenian: Ալբերտ Ազարյան; 11 February 1929 – 5 September 2023) was a Soviet Armenian artistic gymnast who competed internationally representing the Soviet Union. He was the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Champion on the still rings. Azaryan was the first gymnast to become an Olympic Champion in rings twice, a feat that Akinori Nakayama would accomplish twelve years later and that no one else has matched since. He was the first person to do one of the rings most famous variations of the Iron Cross called the Azaryan Cross (not to be confused with the Azarian Roll to Cross), which incorporates a quarter turn to the side.
You can find people similar to Albert Azaryan by visiting our lists Armenian male artistic gymnasts and Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR.
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| Date of birth | 11 February 1929
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| Place of birth | Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR
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| Date of death | 5 September 2023
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| Height | 5' 9" (175 cm)
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| Residence | Yerevan, Armenia
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