Arsen Harutyunyan (wrestler)
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Native name | Արսեն Կարենի Հարությունյան | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Arsen Karen Harutyunyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 22 November 1999 Masis, Armenia | (age 22)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143.3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 57-61 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Olympic Reserve Training Centre, Yerevan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Arshak Hayrapetyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arsen Karen Harutyunyan (Armenian: Արսեն Կարենի Հարությունյան; born 22 November 1999 in Masis, Armenia) is an Armenian freestyle wrestler.[1]
In 2018, Harutyunyan won his first senior national championship in Armenia and was the representative at 61 kg at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. Harutyunyan defeated Georgian wrestler Beka Lomtadze in the finals by a score of 17–11,[2] and captured his first senior European Championship gold,[3] as well as his first international medal at senior level.
He represented Armenia at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[4] He competed in the men's 57 kg event.
Career[]
Arsen Harutyunyan was born on November 22, 1999 in Masis. It was there that he began to take his first steps in wrestling, under the guidance of coach Artur Martoyan. Currently, he trains at the Yerevan State Sports College of the Olympic Reserve under the guidance of personal trainer Arshak Hayrapetyan. In August 2018, at the European Youth Championship held in Rome, Arsen Harutyunyan, in the weight category up to 57 kg, in the final with a score of 11:6, defeated Ukrainian Andriy Jelep. After that, he signed a contract with the Ispringen club, which presents the German Bundesliga and soon made his debut in the adult tournament, too. Arsen's Bundesliga debut was a success. He won victories there in his first 4 fights, including over famous athletes. In September of the same year, in the Slovak city of Trnava, where the World Youth Freestyle Wrestling Championship was held, Arsen Harutyunyan, in the weight category up to 57 kg, in a duel for the bronze medal, defeated South Korean Hyonsu Cho with a score of 16:4. In December 2018, Arsen became the champion of Armenia, showing that he has serious chances to become one of the leaders in the Armenian national team. In 2019 , he became the European champion in the weight category up to 61 kg. In February 2020, at the Continental Championships in the Italian capital, in the weight category up to 61 kg, Arsen overcame an athlete from Greece Georgios Pilidis in a fight for the bronze medal and won the bronze medal of the European championship. In 2021, at the World Championships, which took place in October in the Oslo,[5] he became a bronze medalist in the weight category up to 61 kg. In the semifinals, he lost to American wrestler Daton Fix. Arsen Harutyunyan is the eldest of five children in the family. His younger brother is also engaged in freestyle wrestling, being a member of the Armenian youth national team. Arsen was elected one of the 10 best athletes of Armenia in 2021 by the results of a vote of sports journalists and head coaches of national teams.[6][7]
Achievements[]
- Champion of the 2015 European Youth Championship in the weight category up to 46 kg [8][9]
- Silver medalist of the 2016 European Youth Championship in the weight category up to 54 kg
- Bronze medalist of the 2017 European Youth Championship in the weight category up to 55 kg
- Bronze medalist of the 2017 Junior World Championship in the weight category up to 55 kg
- Champion of the 2018 European Youth Championship in the weight category up to 57 kg
- Bronze medalist of the 2018 World Youth Championship in the weight category up to 57 kg
- Champion of Armenia in 2018 in the weight category up to 61 kg
- Winner of the 2019 European Championship in the weight category up to 61 kg
- Silver medalist of the 2020 Individual World Cup in the weight category up to 57 kg [10][11]
- Bronze medalist of the European Championship 2020 in the weight category up to 61 kg
- Bronze medalist of the 2021 World Championship in the weight category up to 61 kg
- Winner of the U-23 World Championship in 2021 in the weight category up to 61 kg[12][13][14]
References[]
- ^ "Եվրոպայի երիտասարդական առաջնության մեդալակիրները". sport.mediamax.am. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Armenia's Arsen Harutyunyan Wins Gold at European Wrestling Championship • MassisPost". MassisPost. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Armenia's Arsen Harutyunyan Wins Gold at UWW European Championship". Hetq.am. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Arsen Harutyunyan will head to Olympics | NEWS.am Sport - All about sports". sport.news.am. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Arsen Harutyunyan won a bronze medal at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championship
- ^ The 10 best athletes of Armenia in 2021 are known
- ^ The names of the 10 best athletes of Armenia in 2021 became known as a result of voting by the head coaches of sports journalists and national teams
- ^ European Freestyle Wrestling Championship among cadets 2015
- ^ Ըմբշամարտ. Արսեն Հարությունյանն եւ Վազգեն Թեւանյանը՝ Եվրոպայի չեմպիոն
- ^ World Cup: Arsen Harutyunyan - silver medalist, Arman Andreasyan - bronze
- ^ Arsen Harutyunyan scores silver medal at play-offs for Individual Wrestling World Cup
- ^ Men’s freestyle Group Two finals results - 61 kg / GOLD: Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia)
- ^ Armenian wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan crowned world champion
- ^ Arsen Harutyunyan crowned world champion
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Armenian male sport wrestlers
- People from Masis
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics