Alfred Ter-Mkrtychyan
Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan (Armenian Ալֆրեդ Տեր - Մկրտչյան / Alfred Ter - Mkrttschjan, Russian Альфред Айрапетович Тер - Мкртчян / Alfred Airapetowitsch Ter - Mkrttschyan; born March 19, 1971 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union ) is a German wrestler of Armenian origin. He was 1994 World Champion and 1992 silver medal winner at the Olympic Games respectively in Greco -Roman style flyweight
Career
Alfred Ter - Mkrttschjan was born in Yerevan, the son of an Armenian and Persian. From 1985, he studied in Moscow the rings, where he focused on the Greco- Roman style. His great talent quickly secured him a place in the Soviet national team of wrestlers, for which he successfully went to the mat from 1990. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he started in 1992 for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. In the same year he participated in the Armenian citizenship and went with his parents to the United States.
Looking for a generic perspective rings he got in touch with his former Soviet national comrades Arawat Sabejew, who already lived in Germany. This recommended him to the German ringer collar and Ter - Mkrttschjan still received in 1993 thanks to the help of the Chairman of VfK Schiffer city Litzenburger Robert, who had good relations with various government bodies, the German nationality. He called himself from as Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan. In Germany he fought first for the VfK Schiffer city, but moved throughout his career for KSV Köllerbach, for KSV Germania Aalen and AC Heusweiler. He wrestled with a size of 1.64 meters in the flyweight. Only towards the end of his career he also launched in the next higher weight class, the bantamweight.
His sporting success on the international wrestling mat began in 1990 when he won the Junior European Champion title ( espoir ) flyweight. In 1990, he was also the Grand Award of the Federal Republic of Germany in Saarbrücken at the start and finished flyweight behind the Olympic champion from 1988 Jon Rønningen from Norway 2nd place.
In 1991, Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan in the senior class and finished at the European Championships in Aschaffenburg third place in the flyweight. He failed here in the semifinals surprising to the Poland Dariusz Piaskowski. Probably also because of the good impressions which in 1992 won Ter - Mkrtchyan in his starts in Saarbrücken, Aschaffenburg and his victory at the Grand Prix of Germany in Kelheim of Germany, he chose later to new home.
In 1992, he fought for, for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) starting, at the European Championships in Copenhagen the flyweight title. He defeated among others the German Olaf Brandt on points ( 8:0 techn. Dots) and dominated in the finals of the Bulgarian defending Bratan Zenow safe. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, he saw in the final against Jon Rønningen to 7 seconds left as the secure Olympic champion, as he led up to this time 1-0. But Rønningen succeeded in literally the last moment of a two rating, which he. Battle 2-1 techn Points won and Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan had to be satisfied with the silver medal.
In September 1993 he reached for the German Ringer Federation flyweight immediately bronze at the World Championships in Stockholm. He defeated it in his pool the World Champion from 1991 Raúl Martínez Alemán from Cuba in the extension after 5:42 minutes with 2:3 techn. Points. After three victories in the consolation round, he defeated the so-called " small final " European champion from 1993 Natig Aiwasow from Azerbaijan.
In 1994, Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan in Köllerbach first German wrestler champion - bantamweight ( to 57 kg) and increased slowly to its former shape. At the European Championships in 1994 in Athens, he landed on the third place after he was narrowly defeated in the third round of his former Armenian teammates arms Nasarjan. The bronze medal he won with a secure 5-1 victory over the Greeks Dimitris Gioltsan. In the same year he was able to celebrate his probably biggest success as a wrestler. At the World Championships in Tampere he won the title before Natig Aiwasow and Andrij Kalaschnykow from Ukraine. He celebrated this victory over Senad Rizvanović, Yugoslavia ( IWP ) ( 10:0 techn. Dots), poor Nasarjan (8:1), Uchi Koji, Japan ( 10-0 ), Khaleb Al Faraj, Syria (5:1) and Natig Aiwasow ( 8:5 ).
1995 Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan failed in Besançon only in the European Championship final against his old rival arms Nasarjan, against whom he already 5-1 techn. Points had led before this succeeded a six score that put him on the road to victory. Before Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan Tenio Tenew, Bulgaria 13:0, Russia Wartanow, Lithuania had a decisive and Tero Karajisto, beaten Finland 11:0. and at the World Championships in Prague, he was, although not at his best, winning the bronze medal.
At the 1996 European Championships in Budapest, Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan secured the bronze medal. He lost his first fight against this same Samwel Danieljan from Russia almost 2:4 techn. Points. Subsequently, he celebrated a splendid winning streak and beat Natig Aiwasow 7-0, Boris Schrulewitz, Israel decisively, Özgür Uygun, Turkey 8:1, Valentin Rebegea of Romania 7-0, Dariusz Jabłoński from Poland 4-0 and in the fight for the bronze medal the double Olympic champion Jon Rønningen 2-1 techn. Points. The attack on the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta went but clearly failed. Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan indisposed lost his first fight against the Syrians Khaleb Al Faraj with 1:3 technical points. In the second round he defeated in no good shape located ligand Jon Rønningen high 9-0 techn. Points and in the third fight he defeated the Lithuanians Ruslan Wartanow also high 8-0 techn. Points. Against the Ukrainian European champion from 1996 Andrij Kalaschnykow he fell early in residue and eventually even went to the shoulders. He landed ultimately relegated to ninth place.
At the European Championships in 1997 in Kouvola Oleg Kucherenko represented the German colors flyweight. Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan but moved at the World Championships in 1997 in Breslau again in the German team. He was in good shape and triumphed over Haralambos Moyratidis from Greece ( 8-0 techn. Dots) and Lázaro Rivas, Cuba ( 4-0), but lost in the third round against Marian Sandu from Romania with 2:4 techn. Points. In the consolation round, he defeated Zigmunds Jansons of Latvia (5-0 ), Oleg Nemtschenko, Russia ( 4-0) and Ha Tae- yeon, South Korea ( 4-0). In the battle for the World Cup bronze medal he met again on Marian Sandu, he could defeat this time almost 1-0.
1998 Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan was with the KSV Aalen first team champion. The German retail Championships he moved up to the bantamweight class and got there his third title. At the European Championships in Minsk it was first used in the bantamweight. He won in his first fight against Remigius Sukavicius from Lithuania 4-0 and then also defeated the defending poor Mnazakarjan from Armenia to points, but then retired the semi-final battle against poor Nasarjan a severe rib injury to which it heavily handicapped this fight, so that he had fight with 0:2 techn. Points lost. Since then he could not continue the fight in the consolation round, he finished 6th place. At the World Championships this year in Gävle / Sweden he could not go to the start.
In 1999, Ter - Mkrtchyan with national team and individual titles ( to 58 kg) a new start. At the European Championships in Sofia, he started back in the flyweight class. He won it in his first fight on the White Russians Alexander Pavlov, but then lost to Natig Aiwasow which he retired and finished only 10th place.
In 2000 he got his fifth German Cup, back in the 58 -kilogram category. At the European Championships in Moscow denied him the later Second, Boris Ambartsumow from Russia in the semifinals the way to the gold. He defeated Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan 4-0 techn. Points, but the " small final " won, in which he. Tscherswadse Alexander from Georgia just 3-2 techn Points defeated.
Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyans third attempt at an Olympic gold medal in Sydney ended in the quarter finals in the fight against the eventual Olympic champion Sim Gwon - ho of South Korea. In a balanced battle he led there after the first round 3-2 techn. Points, but eventually had to accept even a 4:6 point defeat. Against the Chinese Wang Hui, he fought his way then with a superior 6-0 points victory in fifth place.
Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyans other sporting ambitions slowed knee surgery early in the year 2001. Too, in the course of his career he often had injury problems. In 2001, the Bundeswehr Corporal succeeded in winning the title in the bantamweight title at the CISM World Military Championship in Patras.
At the World Championships in 2001 and 2002, he failed early on and took the only places 35 and 11 In 2004, he also failed to qualify once again for participating in the Olympic Games in Athens. When he bantamweight already in the 1st round lost in the German Championship in 2004 against Michael Böh from Weingarten and thus finished only 10th place, he resigned.
Overall, graduated Alfred Ter - Mkrtchyan but a brilliant career. He was a gifted technician who ravished with his actions and throws the audience again and again to rapturous applause.
International success
German Championships
Note: all contests in Greco -Roman style, OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, Flyweight, abolished until 1996 to 52 kg from 1997 to 2001-54 kg 2002 bantamweight until 1996-57 kg from 1997 to 2001-58 kg since 2002 up to 55 kg body weight