Malkhas Amoyan

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Malkhas Amoyan
Amoyan in 2018
Personal information
Born (1999-01-22) 22 January 1999 (age 27)
Yerevan, Armenia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryArmenia
SportGreco-Roman
Weight class72-77 kg
Event
Greco-Roman
ClubDinamo
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games


Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris77 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Oslo72 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Zagreb77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Belgrade77 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest77 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Zagreb77 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Bucharest77 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Bratislava77 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Warsaw72 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place2020 Belgrade72 kg

Malkhas Amoyan (born 22 January 1999) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. 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.

Career

In 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][12]

Personal life

Malkhas was born in Yerevan, Armenia to Kurds–Yazidi parents. His uncle Roman Amoyan is a retired competitive wrestler.[13]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
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
2025 European Championships Bratislava, Slovakia 1st Greco-Roman 77 kg
World Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Greco-Roman 77 kg

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Morgan, Liam (25 April 2021). "Double world champion Evloev clinches Russian sweep at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (2 April 2022). "Kayaalp continues Greco-Roman domination at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  10. 1 2 "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "AMOYAN Malkhas". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Malkhas Amoyan wins gold at World Wrestling Championship". Ezidi Press. 9 October 2021.