Erik Arushanian
Erik Arushanian (born 20 January 1999) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler of Armenian descent who competes at 65 kilograms.[1] Arushanian claimed a bronze medal from the 2020 European Championships and is the reigning U23 European Continental champion.[2][3] In 2019, he became the Junior World Champion at 70 kilos, after claiming a bronze medal from the Junior World Championships in 2018.[4]
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| Native name | Ерік Борисович Арушанян | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1999 Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 65 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Regional finals | (2020) (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arushanian competed in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] Arushanian was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[6]
Achievements edit
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | Junior World Championships | Trnava, Slovakia | 3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2019 | Junior World Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | Freestyle 70 kg |
| 2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2021 | U23 European Championships | Skopje, North Macedonia | 1st | Freestyle 65 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Freestyle 65 kg |
References edit
- ^ "Freestyle wrestling - Erik Arushanian (Ukraine)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ Shepherd, Neil (15 February 2020). "Triple gold for Russia on penultimate day of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Andrew. "Turkish Wrestling Great Kazim Ayvaz Passes Away". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- ^ "2019: Sports: Ukraine's athletes and the diaspora's, too". The Ukrainian Weekly. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links edit
- Erik Arushanian at the International Wrestling Database