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| Mher Avanesyan |
The 2014 Winter Paralympic games are to be held in Sochi, Russia between 7- 16 March 2014 and Mher Avanesyan will be competing for Armenia in both the Slalom, standing and the Giant slalom, standing events.
Paralympic Games
Armenia has a recent history of participation in the Paralympic games having made their debut at the 1996 Summer Games, held in Atlanta. At those games, Armenia had two entries with Gagik Gasparian competing in the power lifting and a 4 man team competing in the sailing event. Two years later and Armenia took part in its first Winter Paralympics Games and had an impressive 8 athletes competing in the many Alpine skiing events. Since its Paralympic debut Armenia has participated in each and every Summer and Winter Paralympic games. However, as is to be expected from such a small country, the Armenian Paralympic teams have been small and they are not amongst the favourites.
Mher Avanesyan
Whilst no Armenian has yet won a Paralympic medal they do have the distinction of having Mher Avanesyan compete in both the Winter and Summer Paralympic games, few athletes have managed this impressive feat. He competed in the Alpine Skiing event in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 whilst in the Summer Games in 2000 he competed in the Sailing event.
Record
Mher Avanesyan was born in Artsakh, Armenia and is a double – arm amputee who competes in the Alpine Ski event and is also a competitive sailor. Avanesyan was not born without arms but at the age of seven touched a high – voltage wire at a power station and lost both arms in the accident. He holds the distinction of being one of the few athletes to compete at a Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and in Sochi, Russia during the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games he will have competed at 5 winter games.
Experience
Despite Armenia not winning a medal at a previous Paralympic Games, in Mher Avanesyan Armenia have a very talented and capable alpine skier whose Winter Olympic experience is second to none and will serve him well as he takes on the might of the world’s alpine skiers in Sochi, Russia.
Paralympic Games
Armenia has a recent history of participation in the Paralympic games having made their debut at the 1996 Summer Games, held in Atlanta. At those games, Armenia had two entries with Gagik Gasparian competing in the power lifting and a 4 man team competing in the sailing event. Two years later and Armenia took part in its first Winter Paralympics Games and had an impressive 8 athletes competing in the many Alpine skiing events. Since its Paralympic debut Armenia has participated in each and every Summer and Winter Paralympic games. However, as is to be expected from such a small country, the Armenian Paralympic teams have been small and they are not amongst the favourites.
Mher Avanesyan
Whilst no Armenian has yet won a Paralympic medal they do have the distinction of having Mher Avanesyan compete in both the Winter and Summer Paralympic games, few athletes have managed this impressive feat. He competed in the Alpine Skiing event in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 whilst in the Summer Games in 2000 he competed in the Sailing event.
Record
Mher Avanesyan was born in Artsakh, Armenia and is a double – arm amputee who competes in the Alpine Ski event and is also a competitive sailor. Avanesyan was not born without arms but at the age of seven touched a high – voltage wire at a power station and lost both arms in the accident. He holds the distinction of being one of the few athletes to compete at a Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and in Sochi, Russia during the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games he will have competed at 5 winter games.
Experience
Despite Armenia not winning a medal at a previous Paralympic Games, in Mher Avanesyan Armenia have a very talented and capable alpine skier whose Winter Olympic experience is second to none and will serve him well as he takes on the might of the world’s alpine skiers in Sochi, Russia.
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