Sport
- Albert Azaryan, gymnast, Olympic champion, 1st person to do the Iron Cross, Crucifix, or Azarian Cross
- Arsen Galstyan, judoka, Olympic champion
- Garry Kasparov (Kasparyan), chess player World champion
- Tigran Petrosian, chess player World champion
- Nikita Simonian, footballer, VP of Russian Football Union
- Yurik Vardanian, weightlifter, Olympic champion, several world records
- Vladimir Yengibaryan, boxer, Olympic champion
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Famous quotes containing the word sport:
“Drag racing is a sport of egos, and it’s all male egos.”
—Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney (b. 1940)
“The sport of digging the bait is nearly equal to that of catching the fish, when one’s appetite is not too keen.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)