WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD CHAMPION GABRIEL SARGSIAN RECOGNIZED ARMENIA’S SPORTSMAN N 1

Noyan Tapan

Dec 16, 2008

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. On December 16, the Armenian
Federation of Sports Journalists publicized the list of the best
10 sportsmen of Armenia in the 2008 competition season. 43 sports
journalists took part in the survey. They recognized champion of
World Chess Olympiad Gabriel Sargsian Armenia’s sportsman N 1.

The 10 sportsmen recognized the best are:

1. Gabriel Sargsian chess 313 points

2. Tigran V. Martirosian weightlifting 289

3. Tigran G. Martirosian weightlifting 276

4. Levon Aronian chess 245

5. Yuri Patrikiyev Greco-Roman wrestling 241

6. Vladimir Hakobian chess 208

7. Roman Amoyan Greco-Roman wrestling 195

8. Gevorg Davtian weightlifting 164

9. Hrachik Javakhian boxing 117

10. Tigran L. Petrosian chess 116

The men’s chess national team has been recognized Armenia’s best
team. All 43 journalists taking part in the survey mentioned the
olympic champion team’s name in the questionnaires.

Sports journalists in the questionnaires mentioned names of another
11 sportsmen: boxers Hovhannes Danielian, Edward Hambartsumian,
weightlifters Meline Daluzian, Nazik Avdalian, Hripsime Khurshudian,
taekwondoist Arman Yeremian, rifleman Norayr Bakhtamian, judoists
Armen Nazarian, Hovhannes Davtian, sambist Ashot Danielian, chess
player Lilit Mkrtchian.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress