Mihran Harutyunyan

Mihran Ediki Harutyunyan (Armenian: Միհրան Էդիկի Հարությունյան, Russian: Мигран Эдикович Арутюнян; born 25 March 1989) is an Armenian-Russian Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist.[1] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Armenia where in the final he lost to Davor Štefanek of Serbia. The decision is still considered to be very doubtful, and a lot of people signed petition to award gold medal to Harutyunyan.[2] He is also a Russian national champion (2012) and runner-up (2011).[3]

Mihran Harutyunyan
Personal information
Full nameMihran Ediki Harutyunyan
NationalityArmenian
Russian
Born (1989-03-25) March 25, 1989
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryArmenia
Russia (former)
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Coached byAram Sarkisyan, Ruben Tatulyan

Personal life

He is married and has a daughter named Monica.[4] In 2020, following the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, he volunteered to join the defense of Artsakh.[5]

References

  1. "ARUTYUNYAN Migran - Olympic Wrestling | Armenia". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. "Thousands join a petition to restore justice for Mihran Harutyunyan unjustly deprived of gold medal". panorama.am. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. Арутюнян Мигран Эдикович. wrestrus.ru (in Russian). Russian Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. "Migran Arutyunyan: One of the most important features of human character is faith in God". armnoc.am. National Olympic Committee of Armenia. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. "Միհրան Հարությունյան. Մեզ զրկել են մեր հայրենիքը պաշտպանելու իրավունքից (ֆոտո)". News.am (in Armenian). November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
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