Artur Alexanyan named best sportsman of 2015
Armenia's Greco-Roman wrestler Artur Alexanyan has been declared the best sportsman of the year, the National Olympic Committee of Armenia reports. Alexanyan, a two-time world champion, three-time European Champion and an Olympic bronze medalist, came first on the list of the top ten sportsmen based on the results of a survey conducted by the Republican Federation of Sports Journalists. Thirty-four sports columnists participated in the survey. Below are the results of the survey; 1 . Artur Alexanyan (Greco-Roman wrestling) – 339 points 2 . Mihran Harutyunyan (Greco-Roman wrestling) - 267 3 . Harutyun Merdinyan (artistic gymnastics) - 265 4 . Tigran Martirosyan (weightlifting) - 231 5 . Artur Tovmasyan (artistic gymnastics) -113 6 . Arman Yeremyan (taekwondo) -107 7 . Tigran Kirakosyan (sambo) -106 8 . Aram Avagyan (boxing) - 101 9 . Andranik Karapetyan (weightlifting) -99 10 . Smbat Margaryan (weightlifting) -95 Armenia's men's chess team was recognized the best team of the year.
