Aik Mnatsakanian
 Aik Mnatsakanian at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 October 1995 Akhalkalaki,[1] Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aik Mnatsakanian (Armenian: Հայկ Մնացականյան; Bulgarian: Айк Мнацаканян; born 14 October 1995) is a Georgian-born Bulgarian sport wrestler of Armenian descent who competes in the men's Greco Roman category.[2] He has claimed two bronze medals in the World Wrestling Championships both in the men's 72 kg category in 2018 and in 2019.[3][4][5] He competed in the men's 77 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7]
In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8] He did not qualify at this tournament but he was able to qualify at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[6]
References[]
- ^ Rusev, Dimitar (21 July 2021). "Нашите олимпийски борци извън тепиха". bntnews.bg. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database - Aik Mnatsakanian". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mantsigov became the world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling in weight up to 72 kg | tellerreport.com". www.tellerreport.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ jeandaniel. "World Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b Shefferd, Neil (8 May 2021). "Armenia and Romania book multiple Tokyo 2020 places at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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- 1995 births
- People from Samtskhe–Javakheti
- Living people
- Bulgarian male sport wrestlers
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Bulgarian people of Armenian descent
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
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- Olympic wrestlers of Bulgaria
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