Shavarsh Karapetyan Who Ended His Athletics Career by Being a Hero

He saved many people in three extraordinary rescues.

Shavarsh Karapetyan never spoke about the night he rescued more than thirty people from a frozen river. This mild-natured man would shudder when anyone suggested he was a hero. Why was he so shy about his achievements? He saw nothing heroic in them, but he was used to this because these were not the first lives he saved.

They would also not be the last. In total, he would make three rescues and save many lives. He would also personally sacrifice his career for those he jumped into the river to save without concern for himself.