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Aik Mnatsakanian
Aik Mnatsakanian at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 29)
Akhalkalaki,[1] Georgia
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryBulgaria
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubCSKA Sofia
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 72 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nur-Sultan 72 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bucharest 72 kg

Aik Mnatsakanian (Template:Lang-hy; Template:Lang-bg; 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]

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. ^ 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.
  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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