Arsen Harutyunyan (wrestler)

Arsen Karen Harutyunyan (Armenian: Արսեն Կարենի Հարությունյան; born 22 November 1999 in Masis) is an Armenian freestyle wrestler.[1]

Arsen Harutyunyan
Արսեն Հարությունյան
Personal information
Native nameԱրսեն Կարենի Հարությունյան
Birth nameArsen Karen Harutyunyan
NationalityArmenian
Born22 November 1999 (1999-11-22) (age 22)
Masis, Armenia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (138.9 lb)
Sport
Country Armenia
SportWrestling
Weight class57-61 kg
Event(s)Freestyle Wrestling
ClubOlympic Reserve Training Centre, Yerevan
Coached byArshak Hayrapetyan
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Armenia
World Championships
2021 Oslo 61 kg
Individual World Cup
2020 Belgrade 57 kg
European Championships
2019 Bucharest61 kg
2022 Budapest61 kg
2020 Rome61 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
2021 Budapest 57 kg
World U23 Championships
2021 Belgrade61 kg
Junior World Championships
2018 Trnava57 kg
2017 Tampere 55 kg
Junior European Championships
2018 Rome 57 kg
2017 Dortmund 55 kg
Cadet European Championships
2016 Stockholm 54 kg
2015 Subotica 46 kg

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.[5]

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,[6] he became a bronze medalist in the weight category up to 61 kg. In the semifinals, he lost to American wrestler Daton Fix. [7] 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.[8][9][10]

Achievements

  • Champion of the 2015 European Youth Championship in the weight category up to 46 kg [11][12]
  • 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 [13]
  • 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 [14][15]
  • 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[16][17][18]
  • Gold medalist of the 2022 European Wrestling Championships Men's Freestyle in the weight category up to 61 kg[19][20][21][22][23]

References

  1. "Եվրոպայի երիտասարդական առաջնության մեդալակիրները". sport.mediamax.am. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. "Armenia's Arsen Harutyunyan Wins Gold at European Wrestling Championship • MassisPost". MassisPost. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. "Armenia's Arsen Harutyunyan Wins Gold at UWW European Championship". Hetq.am. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. "Arsen Harutyunyan will head to Olympics | NEWS.am Sport - All about sports". sport.news.am. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. Olympic freestyle wrestling: Arsen Harutyunyan makes abrupt exit in 57kg tournament
  6. Arsen Harutyunyan won a bronze medal at the World Freestyle Wrestling Championship
  7. In the semifinals, Daton faced off with Armenia’s Arsen Harutyunyan
  8. The 10 best athletes of Armenia in 2021 are known
  9. 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
  10. Armenia’s top 10 athletes of the year announced
  11. European Freestyle Wrestling Championship among cadets 2015
  12. Ըմբշամարտ. Արսեն Հարությունյանն եւ Վազգեն Թեւանյանը՝ Եվրոպայի չեմպիոն
  13. Arsen Harutyunyan Europe’s Champion
  14. World Cup: Arsen Harutyunyan - silver medalist, Arman Andreasyan - bronze
  15. Arsen Harutyunyan scores silver medal at play-offs for Individual Wrestling World Cup
  16. Men’s freestyle Group Two finals results - 61 kg / GOLD: Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia)
  17. Armenian wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan crowned world champion
  18. Arsen Harutyunyan crowned world champion
  19. Arsen Harutyunyan Beats Turkish Opponent to Become 2-Time European Wrestling Champion
  20. Armenian wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan crowned Champion of Europe
  21. Wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan becomes two-time European champion, defeating the Turkish athlete in the final
  22. Arsen Harutyunyan (ARM) won his second European gold medal
  23. Wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan wins European Championships title
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