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Norair Nurikyan

1948 - 2025

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Norair Nurikyan (Bulgarian: Норайр Нурикян, Armenian: Նորայր Նուրիկյան; 26 July 1948 – 11 March 2025) was a Bulgarian weightlifter of Armenian descent, who was a two-time Olympic Champion and was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labor of Bulgaria and Order of the Bulgaria, First Degree titles. In 1994, Nurikyan was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Norair Nurikyan is the 205th most popular athlete (up from 1,512th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 242nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Norair Nurikyan ranks 205 out of 6,025. Before him are Christian d'Oriola, Gabriela Andersen-Schiess, Pat McDonald, John Powell, Alexandre Tuffère, and Naim Süleymanoğlu. After him are Morgan Taylor, Joanni Perronet, Stamata Revithi, Edwin Moses, Imre Földi, and Henri Helle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Norair Nurikyan ranks 265. Before him are Jim Carter, Josip Katalinski, Andrei Linde, Victor Skumin, Pavel Grachev, and Goodwill Zwelithini. After him are Judith Miller, Tony Judt, Muse Watson, Todd Rundgren, David Albahari, and Franca Viola. Among people deceased in 2025, Norair Nurikyan ranks 138. Before him are Peter Bichsel, Kailash Purryag, Nadia Cassini, Edgar Lungu, Cleopa Msuya, and Mimis Domazos. After him are Jean-Louis Debré, Tom Robbins, Buvaisar Saitiev, Jayant Narlikar, Sly Stone, and Bernhard Vogel.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Norair Nurikyan ranks 118 out of 415. Before him are Anna Tomowa-Sintow (1941), Philipp Kirkorov (1967), Stefka Kostadinova (1965), Krasimir Balakov (1966), Maxim of Bulgaria (1914), and Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967). After him are Vasil Radoslavov (1854), Traicho Kostov (1897), George Baker (1931), Keratsa of Bulgaria (1348), Hristo Bonev (1947), and Emil Kostadinov (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Norair Nurikyan ranks 3. Before him are Stefka Kostadinova (1965), and Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967). After him are Ivanka Khristova (1941), Mariya Petkova (1950), Yordanka Donkova (1961), Diana Yorgova (1942), Tsvetanka Khristova (1962), Yordanka Blagoeva (1947), Khristo Markov (1965), Halil Mutlu (1973), and Svetla Otsetova (1950).

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