MONUMENTS
ALBERT AZARYAN MEMORIAL
2022
Sculptor: Gerasim Shahverdyan
The
bust of Albert Azaryan (1929-2023), a prominent Armenian gymnast, three-time
Olympic, four-time World, two-time European and Asian Games champion, Honorary
President of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia (NOCA) and the
Gymnastics Federation of Armenia, Honored Coach of the Armenian SSR, is
installed in the courtyard of the Olympic Youth Sports School of Gymnastics
named after the champion, located at Moskovyan 3. The bronze bust was installed
on December 1, 2022. 93-year-old Albert Azaryan also participated in the
opening ceremony.
The
bust is placed on a cross-shaped pedestal. The latter symbolizes the complex of
exercises performed by the world-famous Armenian on the rings, which was
certified by the International Gymnastics Federation as the “Azaryan Cross”.
The front of the pedestal is engraved with the words: ALBERT AZARYAN: THREE-TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPION.
The
bust was made according to the picture when the 27-year-old athlete first won
the title of Olympic champion (1956).
