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Nshan Munchyan (Armenian: Նշան Մունչյան, born June 24, 1963 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is a retired Armenian boxer. He is a former World, European, four-time Soviet and multi-time Armenian Champion.
Biography
Nshan started boxing in Armenia in 1976. He began boxing under the Soviet Union. Munchyan won a gold medal at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships. After the Union's fall in 1991, Munchyan began representing his native Armenia. He won a gold medal at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships and a gold medal at the 1994 World Cup. He is the first boxer from the independent Republic of Armenia to win a medal in either competition.
Munchyan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics where, after receiving a first round bye, he lost to Daniel Petrov, whom he previously defeated at the 1993 World Championships finals. Petrov went on to win the Olympic gold medal.
He is married and has three children.
Olympic Games Results
1996
- 1st round bye
- Lost to Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria) 5-11
World Amateur Championships Results
1986
- Lost to Luis Rolon (Puerto Rico) 1-4
1989
- Defeated Leszek Olszewski (Poland) RSC 1
- Defeated Erdenentsogt Tsogtjargal (Mongolia) 17-9
- Lost to Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) 20-23
1993
- Defeated Bernard Inom (France) 23-9
- Defeated Eduard Gaifulin (Russia) 11-0
- Defeated Albert Guardado (United States) 7-2
- Defeated Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria) 8-6
1995
- Defeated Pal Lakatos (Hungary) 11-11
- Lost to Andrzej Rzany (Poland) 6-6
European Championships Results
1987
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Robert Isaszegi (Hungary) 5-0
- Defeated Adrian Amzer (Romania) 5-0
- Defeated Krasimir Cholakov (Bulgaria) 4-1
1989
- Defeated Luigi Castiglione (Italy) 4-1
- Lost to Robert Isaszegi (Hungary) DQ 3
1991
- Defeated Jan Quast (Germany) 25-20
- Lost to Pal Lakatos (Hungary) 19-23
World Cup Results
1994
- Defeated Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan) 12-8
- Defeated Bernard Inom (France) 13-8
- Defeated Pramunasak Phosuwan (Thailand) 11-6
- Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain) 15-6