Arsen Galstyan

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| birth_name = Арсен Жораевич Галстян

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| birth_place = Nerkin Karmiraghbyur, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR

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| coach = Igor Romanov

| worlds_rank = 3

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| olympics_rank = 1

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{{Medal|G| 2012 London | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2009 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2011 Istanbul | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Kazan | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2012 Almaty | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2011 Baku | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Suwon | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2015 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2009 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2010 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Abu Dhabi | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Tbilisi | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2015 Budapest | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2015 Ulaanbaatar | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2008 Bangkok | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2007 Prague | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2005 Salzburg | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2013 Kazan | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

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Arsen Zhorayevich Galstyan ({{langx|hy|Արսեն Գալստյան}}, {{langx|ru|Арсен Жораевич Галстян}}, born 19 February 1989) is a Russian judoka.{{cite Sports-Reference}} Galstyan is a Merited Master of Sports of Russia and an Olympic Champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|script-title=ru:СПИСОК ЧЛЕНОВ ОЛИМПИЙСКОЙ КОМАНДЫ РОССИИ|url=http://www.olympic.ru/olympic-games/london-2012/TeamLondon/|publisher=www.olympic.ru|access-date=8 February 2013|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029175842/http://olympic.ru/olympic-games/london-2012/TeamLondon/|archive-date=2012-10-29|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|script-title=ru:Биография дзюдоиста Арсена Галстяна|url=http://ria.ru/spravka/20120728/711618086.html|publisher=ria.ru|access-date=8 February 2013|language=ru |date=28 July 2012 }}

Biography

Arsen Galstyan was born on 19 February 1989 in the village of Nerkin Karmiraghbyur in north-east Armenia. His father was a football player, playing for the club Impuls FC Dilijan in the second half of the 1970s and later played as a part of FC Ararat Yerevan. While living in Armenia, Galstyan played the drums in the national ensemble. When he was seven, his family moved to Russia and settled in the stanitsa village of Giaginskaya, Adygea. He studied at the School № 4 of the village and started judo at a local sports club. Galstyan first played volleyball and then football before judo. His brothers, Arman and Tigran, also compete in judo. Igor Romanov was the first coach of Arsen and is still his personal trainer.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Золотой медалист Лондона - дзюдоист Арсен Галстян - мечтал стать музыкантом|url=http://www.rg.ru/2012/08/02/dzudoist.html|publisher=www.rg.ru|access-date=8 February 2013|language=ru |date=August 2012 }}

Galstyan later moved to Krasnodar, where he currently lives. He worked as a junior inspector of security detention center № 1 FPS in Russia's Krasnodar region. Galstyan was a student in the sports department of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University.

In 2007, he finished third at the Russian National Championship and, in the same year, first represented Russia internationally. He has been a member of the Russian national judo team since 2007. In 2009, he became a European Champion, and in 2010 he won a bronze medal in the World Championship.{{cite web|url=http://ria.ru/spravka/20120728/711618086.html|script-title=ru:Биография дзюдоиста Арсена Галстяна|publisher=РИА Новости|language=Russian|access-date=9 August 2012 |date=28 July 2012 }}{{cite journal|last=Бондаренко|first=Ольга|date=29 July 2012|script-title=ru:Мечтал стать барабанщиком|journal=Rossiyskaya Gazeta|url=http://www.rg.ru/2012/07/29/reg-ufo/chempion.html|language=Russian}}

Galstyan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's -60 kg division. Galstyan was an underdog and found himself fighting all of the favorites. In the semifinals, he bested Asian Champion Choi Gwang-Hyeon. Galstyan next overcame reigning two-time World Champion Rishod Sobirov, ranked number one by the International Judo Federation, in the semifinals. Finally, Arsen Galstyan and Hiroaki Hiraoka fought in the finals, and Galstyan defeated Hiraoka with an ippon after 41 seconds. Galstyan scored the ippon as he was about to fall victim to an ippon of Hiraoka's.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Первое золото России|url=http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2012/07/28/a_4700049.shtml|publisher=www.gazeta.ru|access-date=8 February 2013|language=ru}} He brought Russia its first gold medal of the Olympic Games. He dedicated his victory to the victims of the flood in the Krasnodar region.{{cite web|title=Arsen Galstyan|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/galstyan-arsen-1008684/index.html|publisher=www.london2012.com|access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=8 December 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208202644/www.london2012.com/athlete/galstyan-arsen-1008684/index.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18910327|title=Olympic judo: Arsen Galstyan beats Hiroaki Hiraoka to claim gold|access-date=28 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731003401/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18910327|archive-date=31 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=Arsen Galstyan's gold throw|url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_07_29/Arsen-Galstyan-gold-throw/|publisher=english.ruvr.ru|access-date=8 February 2013|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831143040/http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_07_29/Arsen-Galstyan-gold-throw/|archive-date=31 August 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

R-Sport News Agency named Galstyan Russia’s second most successful athlete for 2012.{{cite web|script-title=hy:Արսեն Գալստյանը` Ռուսաստանի երկրորդ ամենահաջողակ մարզիկ|url=http://sport.news.am/arm/news/19619/arsen-galstyany-rusastani-erkrord-amenahajoxak-marzik.html|publisher=sport.news.am|access-date=23 February 2013|language=hy}} He was also ranked in Russia's top ten athletes of 2012 by the Russian Sports Journalists Federation.{{cite web|script-title=hy:Արսեն Գալստյանը՝ Ռուսաստանի լավագույն մարզիկների տասնյակում|url=http://sport.news.am/arm/news/16599/arsen-galstyany-rusastani-lavaguyn-marzikneri-tasnyakum.html|publisher=sport.news.am|access-date=23 February 2013|language=hy}}

Personal life

In December 2010, Galstyan fought, as a sparring partner, against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a black belt and former judo champion.{{cite web|title=Full contact: Ethnic Armenian judoka second in Baku after beating Azeri|url=http://www.armenianow.com/sports/other_sports/27019/armenian_judoka_baku|publisher=www.armenianow.com|access-date=3 August 2012}}

His father was his last football coach. Arsen's two brothers, senior Tigran and junior Arman, are both masters of judo and help Arsen train. Galstyan is not married. As of 2012, Galstyan lives in the city of Krasnodar.

Galstyan visited Armenia after winning his Olympic gold medal and was called a hero by those in his home country, which was the most enjoyable Olympic moment for him. He still considers Armenia to be his home country, along with Russia.{{cite web|script-title=ru:Арсен Галстян: "Мне не разрешили прыгать с тарзанки"|url=http://www.eurosport.ru/judo/olympic-games-london/2012/story-london_sto3446672.shtml|publisher=www.eurosport.ru|access-date=8 February 2013|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205161016/http://www.eurosport.ru/judo/olympic-games-london/2012/story-london_sto3446672.shtml|archive-date=2013-02-05|url-status=dead}} Armenian Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Hrachya Rostomyan congratulated Galstyan on his 2012 Olympic victory. Galstyan also urged all foreign Armenian athletes to maintain closer ties with the homeland.{{cite web|script-title=hy:Արսեն Գալստյան. Հորդորում եմ արտերկրի բոլոր հայ մարզիկներին սերտացնել կապերը հայրենիքի հետ|url=http://sport.news.am/arm/news/11329/arsen-galstyan-hordorum-em-arterkri-bolor-hay-marziknerin-sertacnel-kapery-hayreniqi-het.html|publisher=sport.news.am|access-date=23 February 2013|language=hy}}

Awards

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Honored Master of Sports of Russia (March 26, 2012){{cite web|title=УКАЗ Президента РФ от 13.08.2012 N 1165 "О НАГРАЖДЕНИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫМИ НАГРАДАМИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ" |url=http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1623257 |publisher=graph.document.kremlin.ru |access-date=8 February 2013 |language=ru |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423171125/http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1623257 |archive-date=23 April 2013 }}
Order of Friendship (13 August 2012) - for outstanding contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, high achievements in sports at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.