Aik Mnatsakanian at the
2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Akhalkalaki, [1] Georgia | 14 October 1995
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Sport | Wrestling |
Event | Greco-Roman |
Club | CSKA Sofia |
Medal record |
Aik Mnatsakanian ( Armenian: Հայկ Մնացականյան; Bulgarian: Айк Мнацаканян; 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] He competed in the men's 77 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [5] [6]
In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [7] He did not qualify at this tournament but he was able to qualify at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. [5]
He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. [8] He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [9]
He earned a quota place for Bulgaria for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. [10]
Aik Mnatsakanian at the
2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Akhalkalaki, [1] Georgia | 14 October 1995
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Sport | Wrestling |
Event | Greco-Roman |
Club | CSKA Sofia |
Medal record |
Aik Mnatsakanian ( Armenian: Հայկ Մնացականյան; Bulgarian: Айк Мнацаканян; 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] He competed in the men's 77 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [5] [6]
In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [7] He did not qualify at this tournament but he was able to qualify at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. [5]
He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. [8] He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [9]
He earned a quota place for Bulgaria for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. [10]