OLYMPIC
In 1990 the National Olympic Committee of Armenia was founded to further development of physical educationand was recognized by the IOC in 1993.
Gagik TsarukyanGagikTsarukyan was born on November 25, 1956 in the village of Arindj in the Abovyan region. Mr. Tsarukyan graduated from the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture in 1989. He was the winner of the World ArmWrestling Championship and the European Arm Wrestling Championship in 1998. He is also the President of Armenia's National Olympic Committee elected in 2004. Mr. Tsarukyan was awarded the St. Grigor Lousavorich Medal (2002) and Movses Khorenatsi Medal (2003).
From 1989-1990 he was a chief engineer in a hothouse of the Yerevan Institute of Animal Husbandry and Treatment. From 1990-1992 he was the executive director of Armenia Company.In 1992 he started the biggest animal husbandry complex in Armenia and in 1995 the first private dairy plant production. In 1996 he purchased the controlling stock of Kotayk Abovyan Beer Factory, in 1997 the Abovyan Plant of Measuring Equipment and Yerevan Chemical Drug Company were also included in his enterprise. In 1997 he founded Mek Furniture Network. In 1998 he obtained the controlling stock of Aviaservice, the only private company providing services to planes and passengers in Armenia and started Aviasnund, an enterprise serving Yerevan Airport. From 1999-2002 he created the petrol station network Multi Leon. In 2000 he founded Multi Group Financial and Industrial Complex, which in 2002 included also "Multi Stone" Stone Processing Company and Yerevan "Ararat" Brandy, Wine and Vodka Factory. On May 25, 2003 he was elected as a deputy of the NA. In 2005 "HiTech" journal awarded him with a Brilliant Star and in 2006 Mr. Tsarukyan received Merit Award from Association of National Olympic Committees.
Mr.Tsarukyan is married and has six children.
