Vazgen Tevanyan (born 27 October 1999) is an Armenian freestyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms.[1] An accomplished athlete, Tevanyan has most notably claimed the 2020 Individual World Cup and the 2019 U23 European Championships.[2][3] He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics by winning the gold medal from the 2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament.[4][5]
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Native name | Վազգեն Թևանյան | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Armenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ararat Plain, Armenia | 27 October 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Armenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 65 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World finals | (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won the silver medal in the 70 kg event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6][7] He competed in the 65 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]
He is a 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament winner in the 65 kg held in Alexandria, Egypt.
References
edit- ^ "ՏԵՍԱՆՅՈՒԹ... Ինչպես Վազգեն Թևանյանը ադրբեջանցուց քյուֆթա պատրաստեց և նվաճեց ոսկե մեդալ". NEWS FROM MEDIABLOG (in Armenian). 19 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ fwlabs.com. "Եվրոպայի Մ-23 չեմպիոն Վազգեն Թեւանյան․ Վստահ էի, որ կհաղթեմ եզրափակիչում - Հայաստանի Ազգային Օլիմպիական Կոմիտե". www.armnoc.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 December 2020). "Russia close UWW Individual Championships in style with four more golds on final day". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 March 2021). "Twelve wrestlers secure Tokyo 2020 places on first day of United World Wrestling European Olympic Games qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Dowdeswell, Andrew (6 November 2021). "Akmataliev turns senior silver into junior gold at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
External links
edit- Vazgen Tevanyan at the International Wrestling Database
- Vazgen Tevanyan at Olympedia