Background
Roman was born in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic to Yazidi parents.
Roman was born in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic to Yazidi parents.
Amoyan received the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009. Amoyan was Armenia"s first Olympic medalist in wrestling in 16 years. The Armenian team came in third place.
In 2011, Amoyan was voted the Armenian Athlete of the Year.
He had suffered a severe head injury early in the European Championships that year, but still bravely fought on, with a bloody wrapping on his head the whole time. He failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Amoyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 FILA Wrestling World Cup.