David Hambartsumyan

Armenian diver
David Hambartsumyan
Personal information
Born(1956-06-24)June 24, 1956
Kapan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedJanuary 11, 1992(1992-01-11) (aged 35)
Yerevan, Armenia
Medal record
Men's Diving
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 10 m platform
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split 10 m platform
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome 10 m platform
Silver medal – second place 1977 Jönköping 10 m platform
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1979 Mexico City 10 m platform

David Hambardsumyan (Armenian: Դավիթ Համբարձումյան, June 24, 1956, in Kapan – January 11, 1992, in Yerevan) was an Armenian diver, who twice became European champion. He was a bronze medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics,[1] and 16 times champion of the USSR. Hambartsumyan died on January 11, 1992, due to cardiac arrest.

References

  1. ^ "David Hambartsumyan". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

Sources

  • Olympic Obituaries - 1992 Archived 2010-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Citius, Altius, Fortius. Vol. 1 No. 2, Spring 1992.
  • David Hambardzumyan Olympic medals and stats. databaseOlympics.com
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