During the period of his sporting biography Vardanyan had 665 wrestling bouts, 627 of which ended in win, and 23 times out of 24 he stood on the highest honored podium of the International Competitions.

He trained hundreds of leading sportsmen, more than 20 masters of sport, a number of which became winners and prize-winners of the former USSR as well as of the other International Competitions.

Highly appreciating were Vardanyan’s sporting activities, that in 1964 he was awarded the title of The Honored Coach of the Republic of Armenia.

Since 1969 as an International Referee he has been authorized to officiate a great number of important competitions like the European and World Championships, the Olympic Games at Munich, Montreal and Moscow.

Taking into account Vardanyan’s many years and valuable contribution to the development of wrestling in Armenia, as well as with the purpose to perpetuate his memory, the Youthful Sport School of the Olympic Reserve on Wrestling at the ”Hayastan” Sport Society of the Trade Unions is named after Ruben Vardanyan.