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Erik Arushanian

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Erik Arushanian
Personal information
Native nameЕрік Борисович Арушанян
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)
Ukraine
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class65 kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
Regional finalsBronze (2020) Bronze (2023)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 65 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Alexandria 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw 65 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Pontevedra 65 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Skopje 65 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tallinn 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trnava 65 kg

Erik Arushanian (Ukrainian: Ерік Борисович Арушанян; born 20 January 1999) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler of Armenian descent who competes at 65 kilograms.[1] Arushanian claimed a bronze medal from the 2020 European Championships and is the 2021 U23 European Continental champion.[2][3] In 2019, he became the Junior World Champion at 70 kilos, after claiming a bronze medal from the Junior World Championships in 2018.[4]

Arushanian competed in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] Arushanian was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[6] He also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[7]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2018 Junior World Championships Trnava, Slovakia 3rd Freestyle 65 kg
2019 Junior World Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st Freestyle 70 kg
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd Freestyle 65 kg
2021 U23 European Championships Skopje, North Macedonia 1st Freestyle 65 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 3rd Freestyle 65 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Freestyle wrestling - Erik Arushanian (Ukraine)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  2. ^ Shepherd, Neil (15 February 2020). "Triple gold for Russia on penultimate day of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ Andrew. "Turkish Wrestling Great Kazim Ayvaz Passes Away". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  4. ^ "2019: Sports: Ukraine's athletes and the diaspora's, too". The Ukrainian Weekly. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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