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Hrant Shahinyan

1923 - 1996

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Hrant Shahinyan (Armenian: Հրանտ Շահինյան, 30 July 1923 – 29 May 1996), 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. Shahinyan has awarded the honors Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1952, Honored Coach of Armenia in 1961 and Honored Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of the Armenian SSR in 1966. From 1967 to 1969, he headed the Sports Committee of the Armenian SSR and from 1969 to 1975 he was the Deputy Chairman of the Sports Committee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hrant Shahinyan is the 15,674th most popular politician (down from 14,581st in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Armenia (down from 68th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Armenian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hrant Shahinyan ranks 15,674 out of 19,576. Before him are Pedro Blanco Soto, Juan Natalicio González, Alfred Francis Russell, Georges Vanier, Jerzy Pawłowski, and Nevile Henderson. After him are James Wani Igga, Thue Christiansen, Priscilla Cooper Tyler, Juan Bravo Murillo, Älihan Smaiylov, and Gary Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Hrant Shahinyan ranks 378. Before him are Eugénio de Andrade, Zeffiro Furiassi, Murray Walker, John Holt, Wim van der Voort, and Eric Wolf. After him are Ine Schäffer, Buddy DeFranco, Rose Marie, Harish-Chandra, Bruno Zumino, and Walter Jens. Among people deceased in 1996, Hrant Shahinyan ranks 267. Before him are Bibi Besch, Claude Mauriac, Zdeněk Škrland, Bill Monroe, Alberto Pellegrino, and Robert Lamoot. After him are Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Ennio de Giorgi, Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Oswald Szemerényi, Hamlet Mkhitaryan, and McLean Stevenson.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Hrant Shahinyan ranks 72 out of 163. Before him are Yurik Vardanyan (1956), Rafael Vaganian (1951), Robert Emmiyan (1965), Paruyr Hayrikyan (1949), Axel Bakunts (1899), and Igor Tselovalnikov (1944). After him are Hamo Sahyan (1914), Gevorg Emin (1919), Hasmik Papian (1961), Gregory Areshian (1949), Michel Der Zakarian (1963), and Aram Sargsyan (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In Armenia

Among politicians born in Armenia, Hrant Shahinyan ranks 24. Before him are Tigran Sargsyan (1962), Vazgen Sargsyan (1959), Hovik Abrahamyan (1959), Ariarathes II of Cappadocia (-350), Shavarsh Karapetyan (1953), and Paruyr Hayrikyan (1949). After him are Aram Sargsyan (1961), Eduard Nalbandyan (1956), Alen Simonyan (1980), and Giorgio Petrosyan (1985).

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