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Arsen Harutyunyan (wrestler)

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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 24)
Masis, Armenia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (138.9 lb)
Sport
CountryArmenia Armenia
SportWrestling
Weight class57-61 kg
EventFreestyle Wrestling
ClubOlympic Reserve Training Centre, Yerevan
Coached byArshak Hayrapetyan Gevorg Vardanyan
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Armenia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bucharest 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 61 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Alexandria 61 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pontevedra 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Belgrade 61 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trnava 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tampere 55 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rome 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Dortmund 57 kg
European Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Stockholm 54 kg
Gold medal – first place 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] European champion in 2022 in the weight category up to 61 kg, bronze medalist of the World Championships in 2021 and 2022 in the weight category up to 61 kg, world champion in 2021 and 2022 under 23 in the weight category up to 61 kg. The wrestler represents Armenia, but also competes in the German Bundesliga.

Career

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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 Armenia 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 Armenia 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

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  • Champion of the 2015 Armenian Youth Championship in the weight category up to 46 kg
  • Champion of the 2015 European Youth Championship in the weight category up to 46 kg [11][12]
  • Champion of the 2016 Armenian Youth Championship in the weight category up to 54 kg
  • Silver medalist of the 2016 European Youth Championship in the weight category up to 54 kg
  • Champion of the 2017 Armenian Youth Championship in the weight category up to 55 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 Armenian Youth Championship in the weight category up to 57 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]
  • Champion of Armenia in 2020 in the weight category up to 57 kg
  • Bronze medalist of the European Championship 2020 in the weight category up to 61 kg[16]
  • Bronze medalist of the 2021 World Championship in the weight category up to 61 kg
  • Winner of the Olympic Qualification Tournament for Men's 2021 in the weight category up to 57 kg
  • Winner of the U23 World Championship in 2021 in the weight category up to 61 kg[17][18][19]
  • Winner of the U23 World Championship in 2022 in the weight category up to 61 kg
  • Bronze medalist of the 2022 World Championship men's in the weight category up to 61 kg 
  • Gold medalist of the 2022 European Wrestling Championships Men's Freestyle in the weight category up to 61kg kg[20][21][22][23][24]

Education

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In 2018-2021 he studied and graduated from the Coaching and Pedagogical Faculty of the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport with a red diploma. In 2021–2023, he studied and graduated from the gymnastics department of the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport with a red diploma and received a master's degree.

Personal life

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In October 2022 Arsen Harutyunyan married Diana Adibekyan.[25]

References

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  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. 10 April 2019. 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. ^ Arsen Harutyunyan is the only member of Armenia's freestyle wrestling team to win a medal in the European Championship
  17. ^ Men's freestyle Group Two finals results - 61 kg / GOLD: Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia)
  18. ^ Armenian wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan crowned world champion
  19. ^ Arsen Harutyunyan crowned world champion
  20. ^ Arsen Harutyunyan Beats Turkish Opponent to Become 2-Time European Wrestling Champion
  21. ^ Armenian wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan crowned Champion of Europe
  22. ^ Wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan becomes two-time European champion, defeating the Turkish athlete in the final
  23. ^ Arsen Harutyunyan (ARM) won his second European gold medal
  24. ^ Wrestler Arsen Harutyunyan wins European Championships title
  25. ^ "Two-time European champion Arsen Harutyunyan gets married". sport.news.am. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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