Vahram Papazyan (athlete)

Vahram Papazyan
Personal information
NationalityOttoman/American (after 1922)
Born(1892-09-12)12 September 1892
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Died6 March 1986(1986-03-06) (aged 93)
United States
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 metres, 1500 metres
ClubArdavast
Updated on 4 February 2013

Vahram Papazyan (Armenian: Վահրամ Փափազեան, romanizedVahram P’ap’azian; 12 September 1892 – 6 March 1986) was an Armenian athlete.[1] He was one of two athletes that represented the Ottoman Empire's first official appearance in the Olympic Games.[2][3][4][5] Vahram Papazyan, along with fellow Armenian Mıgırdiç Mıgıryan, were the only two athletes who represented the empire in the country's first official participation of the Olympics.[4] Papazyan participated in Men's 800 metres and Men's 1500 metres.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Vahram Papazyan". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Vahram Papazyan". Türk Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). 25. Milli Eǧitim Basımevi: 417. 1946. Retrieved 4 February 2013. Bunlardan Vahram Papazyan, Stokholm sefirimizin eşi tarafından kırmızı atlet fanilesinin üzerine dikilen beyaz Ay – yıldız altında yarışan ilk atletimiz oldu. Türkiye'nin ilk defa bir O. O.'nda devletçe gönderilen resmî bir sporcu kafilesiyle temsili
  3. ^ "首页--爱游戏体育下载|爱游戏app、首页--爱游戏体育下载|爱游戏app、首页--爱游戏体育下载|爱游戏app、首页--爱游戏体育下载|爱游戏app、首页--爱游戏体育下载|爱游戏app-聚胜体育-官网app下载" (in Turkish). T.C. Genclik ve Spor Bakanligi (Republic of Turkey Youth and Sport Ministry). Osmanlı Olimpiyat Cemiyeti artık kurulmuştu ve bu iki sporcu bu derneğin verdiği belgelerle resmen bir Olimpiyat Oyunları'na ilk kez katılıyorlardı. Bu sporcularımız Vahram Papazyan ve Mırgırdıç Mıgıryan Efendiler idi.
  4. ^ a b Heijmans, Bill Mallon, Jeroen (11 August 2011). Historical dictionary of the Olympic movement (4th ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810875227.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Demoyan, Hayk (2009). Armenian Sport in Ottoman Empire. Yerevan: Tigran Mets. p. 220.
  6. ^ Erik Bergvall (ed.). The fifth Olympiad: the official report of the Olympic games of Stockholm, 1912 (PDF). Translated by Edward Adams-Ray. Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

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