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ABOUT YOUR HEAD COACH

Dr. Petros Petrosyan

Dr. Petros Petrosyan started wrestling in the early 1970s behind the Iron Curtain and still competes today. He is currently one of the most decorated U.S. Masters & Veterans Wrestlers training and competing today. For ex. this Summer, representing the U.S.A., he competed at the UWW Masters & Veterans Worlds in October 5th ‘22 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in pursuit of GOLD and earned it for U.S.A. at 85Kg.!

RECENT NEW ARTICLE IN DAILY PILOT ABOUT COACH PETROSYAN: https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/sports/story/2022-10-21/world-class-wrestler-to-lead-ocean-view-looks-to-revitalize-program

Petros was born in Vanadzor a small city in central Armenia. Vanadzor is a spectacular city full of nature; it is in a valley and has three rivers running through. Petros spent most of his time in the wild in the forests running long distance, cross-country skiing, and training in Wrestling. In both X-Country (5K distance) and X-Country Skiing he was ranked at the top in his country under 18 yrs old. The city was a big factor in Petros’s early career as the city had a strong, multi-generational wrestling culture, similar to how Americans view our Football. Petros in his youth began to train at a prestigious wrestling academy and excelled and even now this academy is still running and Petros will visit yearly and bring new wrestling equipment for the students.

Unlike in the U.S.A., in the eastern European educational system one can pursue a university to receive a degree in Sports Coaching & Training. Coach Petrosyan started this education in this area in 1980 and received his Masters in 1984 from Vanadzor State University and later PhD in Physical Training with a specialization in Wrestling, from Moscow State Academy in 1998.

During his competitive younger years Petros trained with, befriended and competed on the same teams the best wrestlers in both Armenia and USSR, notables such as Anatoli and Sergei Belaglazov (video), Stepan Sarkissian (video), and Martin Berberyan (more info).