Benjamin Varonian
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| Benjamin Varonian | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Gabriel Jean Varonian |
| Born | 15 June 1980 Nice, France |
| Hometown | Nice, France |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  France |
| Club | O.A.J.L.P. Antibes |
Medal record | |
Benjamin Varonian (born 15 June 1980 in Nice, France) is a French-Armenian[1] Olympic gymnast.
Varonian won two gold medals in the parallel bars and team all-around at the 1998 European Junior Gymnastics Championships. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won an Olympic silver medal in the horizontal bar. Varonian and Éric Poujade both became the first ever French gymnasts to win Olympic medals in gymnastics in a non-boycotted olympics.
References
[edit]- ^ "French Armenian Wins Silver Medal in Sydney". Asbarez.com. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
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