sɪmˈɑːnjən wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːnɚd mˈæstɚɹ ʌv spˈoːɹts ʌvðə jˌuːˌɛsˌɛsˈɑːɹ tˈaɪɾəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, ðɪ ˈɑːnɚd kˈoʊtʃ ʌv ɹˈʌʃə tˈaɪɾəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ðə mˈɛɹɪɾᵻd kˈoʊtʃ ʌvðə jˌuːˌɛsˌɛsˈɑːɹ tˈaɪɾəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ænd ðə kəmˈændɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ "fɔːɹ sˈɜːvɪsᵻz tə ðə fˈɑːðɜːlənd" ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən.
Simonyan was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1954, the Honored Coach of Russia title in 1968, the Merited Coach of the USSR title in 1970 and the Commander of the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" award in 2011.