Malkhas Amoyan [mɑlkʰɑs ɑmɔjɑn] (born 22 January 1999) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler of Yazidi descent. He won the gold medal in the men's 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway, and he also won the gold medal in the men's 77 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
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| Born | 22 January 1999 Yerevan, Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 72-77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2020, Amoyan won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1][2]
Amoyan won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[3][4] In 2021, he also won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[5][6]
Amoyan won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[7][8] He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[9] Amoyan also won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
He won the gold medal in the 77 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[10] In the final, he defeated Yunus Emre Başar of Turkey.[10] He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[11]
Personal life
editHis uncle Roman Amoyan is a retired competitive wrestler.[12]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 2nd | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
| World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 1st | Greco-Roman 72 kg | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
References
edit- ^ Iveson, Ali (13 December 2020). "Russians dominate Greco-Roman competition at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (8 October 2021). "Rafig Huseynov among winners of first Greco-Roman finals at UWW World Championships in Oslo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (25 April 2021). "Double world champion Evloev clinches Russian sweep at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (2 April 2022). "Kayaalp continues Greco-Roman domination at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Malkhas Amoyan wins gold at World Wrestling Championship". Ezidi Press. 9 October 2021.
External links
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- Malkhas Amoyan at the International Wrestling Database
- Malkhas Amoyan at Olympics.com
