Mgrdich Mgrian
Mgrdich Mgrian discus throwing at Robert College. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Մկրտիչ Մկրեան |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Born | 12 September 1882 |
| Died | 1915 (aged 32–33) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | shot put, discus throw, two handed shot put, pentathlon, decathlon. |
Event(s) | Shot put, discus, athletics pentathlon, decathlon |
| Updated on 4 February 2013 | |
Mgrdich Mgrian (Armenian: Մկրտիչ Մկրեան, romanized: Mkrtich’ Mkrean, also spelled Mıgır, Mığır, Migir in Turkish; 12 September 1882 – 1915) was one of two athletes who represented the Ottoman Empire in the Olympic Games which was held in Stockholm in 1912.
Mgrian participated in shot put, discus throw, two handed shot put, pentathlon, and decathlon competitions. Mgrdich Mgrian along with ethnic Armenian Vahram Papazyan were the only two athletes representing Turkey in the country's first official participation of the Olympics.