Armen Melikyan

Armen Melikyan (born 7 February 1996) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1]

Armen Melikyan
Melikyan (in red) during the 2020 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityArmenia
Born (1996-11-07) 7 November 1996
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling

He is representing Armenia in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he will be competing in the 60 kg weight category on August 1.[2][3]

Career highlights

  • 2013 European Junior Champion
  • 2015 Youth Champion of Armenia
  • 2016 Youth Champion of Armenia
  • 2017 Gold Medalist at Senior Championship of Armenia in 60 kg weight category
  • 2019 Champion at U23 World Championship in Hungary.

References

  1. "Wrestling MELIKYAN Armen - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. "Tokyo 2020: 'I have one goal – to fight for gold' – wrestler Armen Melikyan". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. "MELIKYAN Armen profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.


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