Artem Teryan

Artem Teryan

Personal information
Born	5 March 1930 Ganja, Azerbaijan
Died	April 1970 (aged 40) Baku, Azerbaijan
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Dynamo Baku
Medal record Representing the Soviet Union Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 57 kg World Championships 1953 Naples 57 kg

Artyom Sarkisovich Teryan (Russian: Артём Саркисович Терян, 5 March 1930 – April 1970) was a Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler of Armenian descent.

Biography

Teryan was born in Azerbaijan to an Armenian family and lost his father in World War II. He took up wrestling in 1945, first the Armenian Kokh, and then classical wrestling. His first coach was Andrew Danielian.

After graduating from school Teryan moved to Baku to study at the Baku Institute of Physical Education. He won the Soviet championships in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1950–54, and since 1952 competed internationally, winning an Olympic bronze medal that year. In 1953 he became the first wrestler from Azerbaijan to win a world title. Domestically he also won the Soviet bantamweight title in freestyle wrestling. In 1955 he broke his clavicle after a motorcycle accident. He retired from competitions and became a wrestling coach at his sports society Dynamo Baku. In April 1970, he was killed in a domestic dispute.