Personal information | |
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Full name | Լէռնիկ Պապյան |
Nationality | Armenia |
Born | Vanadzor, Lori, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | October 26, 1966
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Weight class | Flyweight |
Lernik Papyan ( Armenian: Լէռնիկ Պապյան, born October 26, 1966, in Vanadzor, Lori Province, Armenian SSR) is a retired boxer from Armenia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, in the men's flyweight (51 kg) division. [1] Papyan lost in the second round to eventual gold medalist Maikro Romero of Cuba. Earlier, Papyan represented the Soviet Union at the 1986 Goodwill Games.