Armais Vaganovich Sayadov ( , born 18 October 1937 ) is a retired flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Azerbaijan . He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 Summer Olympics , but was eliminated after three bouts . Sayadov won the world title in 1961 and placed second at the 1966 European Champsionships . Domestically he won the Soviet title in 1958 , 1961 , 1963 and 1965 . His elder brother Georgy competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Olympics . Armais was born to the Armenian wrestler Vagan Sayadyan , who changed his last name to Sayadov to blend in Azerbaijan . Besides Georgy , Armais had three other brothers . Initially both Georgy and Armais competed as flyweights in freestyle wrestler , but Armais later moved to Greco-Roman wrestling to avoid competing against his brother . After retiring from competitions he had a long career as a coach and referee . In 1990 , during the Baku pogrom , he fled to Kiev , Ukraine .
Baku pogrom
Baku pogrom
Armais Sayadov