Armais Sayadov

Armais Vaganovich Sayadov (Russian: Армаис Ваганович Саядов, born 18 October 1937) is an Armenian-Ukrainian retired flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Azerbaijan. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated after three bouts.[1] Sayadov won the world title in 1961 and placed second at the 1966 European Championships.[3] Domestically he won the Soviet title in 1958, 1961, 1963 and 1965.[4] His elder brother Georgy competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Olympics.[1]

Armais Sayadov
Personal information
Born18 October 1937 (1937-10-18) (age 86)
Baku, Azerbaijan
DiedDecember 2010
Ukraine
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDynamo[1]
Coached byZaven Agadzanyan[2]
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1961 Yokohama-52 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1966 Essen-57 kg

Armais was born to the Armenian wrestler Vagan Sayadyan, who changed his last name to Sayadov to blend in Azerbaijan. Besides Georgy, Armais had three other brothers. Initially both Georgy and Armais competed as flyweights in freestyle wrestler, but Armais later moved to Greco-Roman wrestling to avoid competing against his brother. After retiring from competitions he had a long career as a coach and referee. In 1990, during the Baku pogrom, he fled to Kyiv, Ukraine.[2]

References
  1. Armais Sayadov. sports-reference.com
  2. АРМАИС САЯДОВ. grb-22.narod.ru (Interview in Russian)
  3. Sajadov, Armais (URS) Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. Grigory Chernevich, ed. (2003). Dynamo. Encyclopedia. OLMA Media Group. p. 50. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
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