Robert Emmiyan

Robert Emmiyan

Robert Emmiyan in 2006
Personal information
Born	(1965-02-15) 15 February 1965 (age 52) Gyumri, Armenia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long jump
Club	Spartak Gyumri
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union World Championships 1987 Rome Long jump European Championships 1986 Stuttgart Long jump European Indoor Championships 1986 Madrid Long jump 1987 Liévin Long jump 1984 Göteborg Long jump 1990 Glasgow Long jump World Cup 1985 Canberra Long jump European Cup 1987 Prague Long jump 1991 Frankfurt Long jump Universiade 1985 Kobe Long jump Goodwill Games 1986 Moscow Long jump 1990 Seattle Long jump

Robert Emmiyan (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Էմմիյան; born 16 February 1965 in Leninakan, Armenian SSR) is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR and Armenia. He is the fourth best long jumper in history and the best long jumper not of African-American descent. His personal best jump of 8.86 metres, which he achieved in Tsakhkadzor in May 1987, is the current European record.

Emmiyan received the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR award in 1987.

An annual track and field meeting in Artashat, Armenia has been held in his honour since 2001 – the Emmiyan Cup.

At age 16, Robert Emmiyan jumped 7.77 meters, the best jump in the world for his age group.

Emmiyan started competing for the Soviet Union in athletics on an international level in 1981.

At the 1985 IAAF World Cup, Emmiyan came in second place.

In 1986, Emmiyan won the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Madrid with a jump of 8.32 meters.

Emmiyan won the gold medal at the 1986 European Championships with a jump of 8.41 metres, setting a new championship record. Team mate Sergey Layevskiy was the only other man to jump over eight metres, jumping 8.01m, in a dominant victory by Emmiyan. Emmiyan's record in the Championship still remains unbroken.