Aghvan Chatinyan
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Aghvan Chatinyan is an Armenia
n mountaineer
and several times Caucasus
rock climbing champion.
At the 1952 Caucasus Championship of rock climbing in Arzni
, he defeated Soviet climber Mikhael Khergiani and took the first place, but this fact is noted only in the October issue of the newspaper Kommunist
(October 30, 1952) and nowhere else not to overshadow the legendary Khergiani.
Chatinyan graduated from Kirovakan Agricultural College in 1945 and Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture
in 1952. He has been working there as a professor since 1999. He is an honorable member of the Armenian Olympic Committee
.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n mountaineer
Mountaineer
-Sports:*Mountaineering, the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains, also known as alpinism-University athletic teams and mascots:*Appalachian State Mountaineers, the athletic teams of Appalachian State University...
and several times Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
rock climbing champion.
At the 1952 Caucasus Championship of rock climbing in Arzni
Arzni
Arzni is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The town was founded in 1925. Until the late 1980s, the village was predominantly Assyrian Christian.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
, he defeated Soviet climber Mikhael Khergiani and took the first place, but this fact is noted only in the October issue of the newspaper Kommunist
Kommunist
Kommunist was a Soviet newspaper. It was the official theoretical and political organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.-External links:*...
(October 30, 1952) and nowhere else not to overshadow the legendary Khergiani.
Chatinyan graduated from Kirovakan Agricultural College in 1945 and Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture
Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture
Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture is a high-education institute, located in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 1945 and prepares trainers, sports journalists, specialists in kinesiology and adaptive physical training...
in 1952. He has been working there as a professor since 1999. He is an honorable member of the Armenian Olympic Committee
Armenian Olympic Committee
The National Olympic Committee of Armenia is responsible for the Armenia's participation in the Olympic Games.-External links:**...
.