18 Notable alumni of Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture is ranked #10,733 in the world and #16 in Armenia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Aghvan Chatinyan
1927-2025 (aged 98)
mountaineer
Aghvan Chatinyan was an Armenian mountaineer and several times Caucasus rock climbing champion.
2. Albert Bazeyan
1956-. (aged 70)
teacher
politician
Albert Bazeyan is an Armenian politician. He served as Mayor of Yerevan from August 1999 to January 2001.
3. Arsen Yegiazarian
1970-2020 (aged 50)
chess player
Arsen Yegiazarian was an Armenian chess player who received the FIDE titles of Grandmaster (GM) in 2000 and FIDE Senior Trainer (FST) in 2011.
4. Artur Gevorgyan
1975-. (aged 51)
boxing trainer
boxer
politician
Artur Samveli Gevorgyan is an Armenian boxer, now based in Los Angeles, California. He is a two-time Olympian who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division. Gevorgyan also won a bronze medal at the 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He later turned professional and had a record of 6-2.
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5. Ruben Vardanyan
1929-1996 (aged 67)
amateur wrestler
Ruben Vardanayn was a well known Armenian wrestler, Champion of the Republic of Armenia, Champion of the USSR, Honored Coach of the Republic of Armenia, Honorary member of the Olympic Committee.
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6. Eduard Grigoryan
1929-1988 (aged 59)
association football player
association football coach
Eduard Grigoryan was a professional soccer player, coach and manager of FC Ararat, Honored Coach of Armenia, Honored Worker of Physical Education and Sports, Director of the Republican School of Soccer, and Director of the School of Olympic Reserve of Armenia.
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7. Armen Martirosyan
1963-. (aged 63)
producer
composer
musician
Armen Martirosyan is an Armenian politician from the Heritage party.
8. Artak Malumyan
1981-. (aged 45)
boxer
Artak Malumyan is an Armenian amateur boxer best known for coming in third at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Light Heavyweight category.
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9. Albert Azaryan
1929-2023 (aged 94)
artistic gymnast
Albert Azaryan was a Soviet and 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. He was the first person to do one of the rings most famous variations of the Iron Cross called...
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10. Artur Davtyan
1992-. (aged 34)
artistic gymnast
Artur Vahrami Davtyan is an Armenian gymnast. He is the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, 2024 Olympic silver medalist and the 2022 World Champion in vault. He is also the 2019 European Games vault champion and is an eight-time European Championships medalist.
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11. Vladimir Akopian
1971-. (aged 55)
chess player
chess composer
Vladimir Eduardovich Akopian is an Armenian-American chess Grandmaster.
12. Ashot Nadanian
1972-. (aged 54)
chess player
Ashot Nadanian is an Armenian chess International Master (1997), chess theoretician and chess coach.
13. Hrant Shahinyan
1923-1996 (aged 73)
artistic gymnast
Hrant Shahinyan, also known as Grant Shaginyan, was a Soviet Armenian gymnast. Specializing in the still rings and pommel horse, he is a two-time Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion and seven-time USSR Champion.
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14. Karen Asrian
1980-2008 (aged 28)
chess player
Karen Asrian was an Armenian chess player. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1998, he was a three-time Armenian champion. Asrian was a member of the gold medal-winning Armenian team in the 37th Chess Olympiad.
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15. Rafael Arutyunyan
1957-. (aged 69)
figure skating coach
figure skater
Rafael Arutyunyan is an Armenian-American figure skating coach. He has coached in Armenia, Russia and the United States.
16. Levon Aronian
1982-. (aged 44)
chess player
Levon Grigori Aronian is an Armenian chess grandmaster who has represented the United States since 2021. A chess prodigy, he earned the title of grandmaster in 2000, at the age of 17. He is a former blitz champion. His highest classical ranking was No. 2 position in the March 2014 FIDE world chess rankings with a rating of 2830, becoming...
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17. Vazgen Sargsyan
1959-1999 (aged 40)
prose writer
military personnel
politician
Vazgen Zaveni Sargsyan was an Armenian military commander and politician. He was the first Defence Minister of Armenia from 1991 to 1992 and then from 1995 to 1999. He served as Armenia's prime minister from 11 June 1999 until his assassination on 27 October of that year. He rose to prominence during the mass movement for the unification of Nagorno-Karabakh...
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18. Gagik Tsarukyan
1956-. (aged 70)
entrepreneur
politician
Gagik Kolyayi Tsarukyan, also known as Dodi Gago (Armenian: Ô´Õ¸Õ¤Õ« Ô³Õ¡Õ£Õ¸), is an Armenian businessman, politician, and former athlete. Tsarukyan is the founder and leader of the Prosperous Armenia political party. He also owns various large-scale businesses and is believed to be one of the richest men in Armenia.
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