Hrachya Petikyan
Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Sport shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Yerevan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hrachya Petikyan (
Petikyan started shooting in the Yerevan dynamo sports club under the honored coach of Armenia, Martyn Kalechyan. For many years, Petikyan was a member of the USSR national team and a Champion of Europe and the World in individual and team competitions. He has also won many medals at ISSF world competitions that are now discontinued.
At the
Petikyan was entrusted with carrying the Armenian flag at the
Petikyan now began representing his native Armenia. He competed for Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics, each in his specialty, the men's 50 metre rifle three positions. However, he was unable to qualify for the finals at either Olympics.
In 1997, he headed the Armenian Shooting Federation and junior sports school for shooting in Armenia. In 2007, Petikyan participated in the ceremony to light the fire for the IV Pan-Armenian Games.[2]
References
- ^ "Shooting at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Панармянские игры: единение и спортивное торжество (in Russian). www.noev-kovcheg.ru. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hrachya Petikyan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
- Hrachya Petikyan at ISSF
- Hrachya Petikyan at Olympedia