Armais Sayadov

Armais Vaganovich Sayadov (Russian: Армаис Ваганович Саядов, born 18 October 1937) is a 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 Champsionships.[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
Born	18 October 1937 (1937-10-18) (age 82) Baku, Azerbaijan
Height	152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Dynamo[1]
Coached by	Zaven Agadzanyan[2]
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World Championships 1961 Yokohama -52 kg European Championships 1966 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 Kiev, 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.