Arthur Aleksanyan named Armenia’s Best Athlete 2015
The top 10 Armenian athletes in 2015 were chosen on the initiative of the Sports Journalists Federation, with 34 reporters involved in the process, according to the Federation’s press service.
Greco-Roman wrestler, two-time world champion, three-time European Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Arthur Aleksanyan was named Armenia’s best athlete of 2015.
In addition to Arthur, the following Armenian athletes made it to the top 10: Greco-Roman wrestler Mihran Harutyunyan, artistic gymnast Harutyun Merdinyan, weightlifter Tigran Martirosyan, sports gymnast Arthur Tovmasyan, taekwondo wrestler Arman Yeremyan, Sambo wrestler Tigran Kirakosyan, boxer Aram Avagyan, weightlifters Andranik Karapetyan and Smbat Margaryan.
The men’s chess team was named the best national team of the year.
Another three athletes – artistic gymnast Arthur Davtyan, chess player Levon Aronian and footballer Henrikh Mkhitaryan were mentioned by sports journalists in the questionnaires.