Benjamin Varonian

Benjamin Varonian
 Gymnast 
Full name Benjamin Gabriel Jean Varonian
Country represented  France
Born (1980-06-15) June 15, 1980
Nice, France
Hometown Nice, France
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Club O.A.J.L.P. Antibes

Benjamin Varonian (born June 15, 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.

References

  1. "French Armenian Wins Silver Medal in Sydney". Asbarez.com. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

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