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Shavarsh Karapetyan
Armenian finswimmer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shavarsh Vladimiri (Vladimirovich)[1] Karapetyan (Armenian: Շավարշ Կարապետյան; born May 19, 1953) is a retired former Soviet finswimmer, best known for saving the lives of 20 people in a 1976 incident in Yerevan.[2]
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![]() Shavarsh Karapetyan in 2014 | |
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Nationality | Armenian |
Born | May 19, 1953 (1953-05-19) (age 71) Kirovakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
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Country | Soviet Union |
Sport | Finswimming |
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