Artyom Teryan

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameArtyom Sarkisovich•Teryan
Used nameArtyom•Teryan
Original nameАртём Саркисович•Терян
Born5 March 1930 in Gəncə, Gəncə (AZE)
DiedApril 1970 in Bakı, Bakı (AZE)
AffiliationsDynamo Bakı, Bakı (AZE)
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Azerbaijan
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Artyom Teryan was born in Azerbaijan to an Armenian family and took up wrestling in 1945. He first practiced kokh, a traditional Armenian style of wrestling, before taking up Greco-Roman wrestling. Teryan was the World Greco-Roman bantamweight champion in 1953 and won Greco-Roman bantamweight bronze at the 1952 Olympics. Domestically, Teryan won six Soviet titles, two in Greco-Roman bantamweight (1950, 1951), one in freestyle bantamweight (1951) and three in Greco-Roman featherweight (1952-54). He also won Soviet Greco-Roman bantamweight silver in 1949. Teryan was forced to retire from sports in 1955 after a severe motorcycle accident and later worked as a wrestling coach with Dynamo Bakı. Teryan was murdered in his home in April 1970, following a domestic dispute.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1952 Summer Olympics Wrestling URS AZE Artyom Teryan
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze

Special Notes