Department of Athletics after Professor H. Topalyan was set up in 1945.
The head of the department was the Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor A. Ter-Hovhannisyan.
The heads of the department were associate professor A. Mirzoyan, Professor H. Topalyan, associate professor A. Stepanyan, associate professors R.Hakobyan and S. Mikayelyan.
Merit worker of physical culture and sport of Armenia, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor F. Khazaryan, merit coach of Armenia, associate professor M. Vekhilyan, merit coach of Armenia, associate professor A. Minasyan, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, associate professor K. Khachatryan, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, associate professor K. Vekhilyan and others worked at the department.
Associate professor
Education
- 1993-1997 - Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport
Qualification- Physical Education instructor - 2016-2019 - Candidate of the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport
Work activity
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1999-2002` Nubarashen district school after G. Alishan
Position- Physical education teacher
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From 2000 to the present – Administrative district Kentron, athletics school for children
Position- Coach -
From 2000 to the present – Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport
Position- Associate professor -
From 2007 to the present- French University in Armenia
Position-Invited lecturer -
From 2014 to the present - American University of Armenia
Position-Invited lecturer - From 2019 to the present- Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport
Position- Acting head of the chair of Athletics
Sports activities and titles
- 1996-RA cross-country champion, 5000m in running
- 1997- Silver medalist of the Armenian Championship, 3000m in running
- 2001- Silver medalist of the Armenian Championship, 1500m in running
- 2001- European Cup, League 3, 7th place in running, 3000 m
Training courses
- 2014-Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, training course for '' Coaches and teachers ''.
- 2003-2005 - IAFF and EAA International Athletics Refereeing Seminar
- 2003- International IOC and NOCA Seminar on "Physical Culture and Sports Management"
Scientific activities
- Author of 29 scientific and methodological works, co-author of "Athletics Training Manual".
Mamajanyan Valery
03.08.1943
Ph.D of Pedagogy, Professor
Hayrapetyan Misha
15.05.1948
Professor
Hambarchumyan Vachik
15.12.1950
Docent
Simonyan Tigran
18.03.1974
PhD of pedagogy, docent
Smbatyan Vardan
16.08.1978
PhD of pedagogy, docent
Haruthyunyan Marine
24.06.1984
Assistant
Karapetyan Galust
10.04.1963
Assistant
Ghukasyan Sona
04.05.1985
Assistant
Chachaturyan Marianna
02.12.1983
Lab worker
Full time course
- The theory and methodology of athletics (specialization) (1-4-courses)
- Training pedagogical improvement (1-3-courses)
- «The theory and methodology of athletics» (joint 1st and 2nd courses)
Distance learning
- The theory and methodology of athletics (specialization) (1-5-courses))
- Training pedagogical improvement (1-5-courses)
- The theory and methodology of athletics (joint 1st and 2nd courses)
Master’s Degree (full time course and distance learning)
- Modern system and methodology of preparing highly qualified athletes
Working and justification of programs of children's and Youth Sports School for athletics.
The monitoring of physical preparedness of athlete – students during the years of their study.
- Faina Melnik the USSR merit master of sport, champion of the Olympic Games (1972), multiple champion and recordsman of the USSR and Europe (discuss throwing)
- Vardan Hovsepyan the USSR merit master of sport, the USSR multiple champion , champion of the World Student Games (1954) (shot put)
- Aleksey Konov The USSR champion (1961, 1962) (3000m steeplechase)
- Armen Martirosyan bronze medal holder of the European Cup (triple jumping)
- Grigori Petrosyan the USSR cup holder (long jump)
- Beklaryan Haykanush U 18 III place in World championship (triple jump)
- Barseghyan Genadi U 18 III place in World championship (discus throw)
- Mkrtchyan Hovhannes U 18 II place in World championship ( 100m race)
- Grigoryan Pargev Triple winner of students’ games (triple jump)
- Karapetyan Mkrtich honored coach of USSR