Gevorg Sahakyan

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Gevorg Sahakyan
Personal information
Born (1990-01-15) 15 January 1990 (age 34)
Height168 cm (5.51 ft; 66 in)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class67 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 72 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bucharest 67 kg

Gevorg Sahakyan (born 15 January 1990) is a Polish Greco-Roman wrestler of Armenian origin. He is a two-time bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a silver medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Career[edit]

In 2018, Sahakyan won one of the bronze medals in the men's Greco-Roman 67 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1][2]

At the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania, Sahakyan won the silver medal in the 67 kg event.[3][4] In the final, he lost against Atakan Yüksel of Turkey. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] Sahakyan did not qualify at this tournament and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[6]

In January 2021, Sahakyan won the gold medal in the 67 kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia.[7] In June 2021, he won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2021 Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup held in Warsaw, Poland.[8][9]

Sahakyan competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10] He was eliminated in his fourth match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[10]

Achievements[edit]

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 67 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 2nd Greco-Roman 67 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Greco-Roman 72 kg

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2018 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. ^ Diamond, James (27 October 2018). "Russia move top of medal table at World Wrestling Championships with two golds on penultimate day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (14 April 2019). "Russia round off European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest with two more Greco-Roman golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Grand Prix Zagreb Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (13 June 2021). "Hosts win two golds on final night of UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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