Aik Mnatsakanian

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]

Aik Mnatsakanian
Aik Mnatsakanian at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995
Akhalkalaki,[1] Georgia
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubCSKA Sofia
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Budapest72 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Nur-Sultan72 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Bucharest72 kg

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]

He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[9] He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[10]

References
  1. Rusev, Dimitar (21 July 2021). "Нашите олимпийски борци извън тепиха". bntnews.bg. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "International Wrestling Database - Aik Mnatsakanian". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. "Mantsigov became the world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling in weight up to 72 kg | tellerreport.com". www.tellerreport.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. jeandaniel. "World Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  6. 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.
  7. "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. "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.
  9. Pavitt, Michael (2 April 2022). "Kayaalp continues Greco-Roman domination at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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