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Ara Abrahamian

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Ara Abrahamian (Armenian: Արա Աբրահամյան; born 27 July 1975) is an Armenian-Swedish former wrestler in Greco-Roman wrestling. He has won two World Championships in the 76 kg and 84 kg weight classes and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 84 kg weight class. Abrahamian won the bronze match at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but he rejected the medal because of a controversial ruling in the semifinal. During the highly publicised medal ceremony, Abrahamian protested by placing the medal in the center of the mat and walking away. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Ara Abrahamian is the 2,570th most popular athlete (up from 2,577th in 2024), the 95th most popular biography from Armenia (up from 96th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Armenian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ara Abrahamian ranks 2,570 out of 6,025. Before him are Allen Johnson, Abel Kiviat, Ariel Hernández, Xu Haifeng, Sigrun Wodars, and Mary Decker. After him are Yuriy Bilonoh, Eric Garcia, Ramona Neubert, Letitia Vriesde, Marieke Vervoort, and Bernard Williams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Ara Abrahamian ranks 399. Before him are Brian Geraghty, Julian Marley, Thekla Reuten, Hirofumi Yoshimura, Nikos Liberopoulos, and Callan Mulvey. After him are Marina Hands, KaDee Strickland, Dimitar Ivankov, Altin Lala, Mahie Gill, and Kurt Asle Arvesen.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Ara Abrahamian ranks 95 out of 163. Before him are Levon Julfalakyan (1964), Anna Chicherova (1982), Oksen Mirzoyan (1961), Angela Sarafyan (1983), Iveta Mukuchyan (1986), and Rosa Linn (2000). After him are Artur Petrosyan (1971), Suren Nalbandyan (1956), Artur Aleksanyan (1991), Arthur Abraham (1980), Artashes Minasian (1967), and Narine Abgaryan (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In Armenia

Among athletes born in Armenia, Ara Abrahamian ranks 6. Before him are Yurik Vardanyan (1956), Robert Emmiyan (1965), Igor Tselovalnikov (1944), Anna Chicherova (1982), and Oksen Mirzoyan (1961). After him are Artur Ayvazyan (1973), Sergei Alifirenko (1959), Israel Militosyan (1968), Vitaliy Rahimov (1984), Hripsime Khurshudyan (1987), and Dmitry Volkov (null).

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