Hor Ohannesian

Hor Ohannesian (Ukrainian: Гор Варданович Оганнесян; born August 7, 1994, in Melitopol) is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler. He is bronze medalist of the 2019 European Games.

Hor Ohannesian
Personal information
Full nameHor Vardanovych Ohannesian
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1994-08-07) 7 August 1994[1]
Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleFreestyle
ClubArmed Forces of Ukraine
CoachValentyn Rusanov
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Minsk65 kg

Sports career

At the 2017 European Championships, Ohannesian ranked 5th losing in semifinals against Borislav Novachkov from Bulgaria and in bronze medal bout against David Habat from Slovenia. Ohannesian reached round of 16 at the 2017 World Championships.[2]

His first international success came in 2018. He won bronze medal at the 2019 European Games in Minsk.[3] At the tournament, he won against Selahattin Kılıçsallayan from Turkey in the round of 16 and against Abdellatif Mansour from Italy in the quarterfinals. Though he lost to Haji Aliyev from Azerbaijan in the semifinals, he was victorious in the bronze medal bout against Valodya Frangulyan from Armenia. He received a medal from the President of Ukraine for this achievement.[4] 2019 World Championships was not successful for Ohannesian: he lost in the first round against Vazgen Tevanyan from Armenia.

Ohannesian competed for a quota place for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] At the World Olympic Qualification Tournament, he reached quarterfinals where he lost to Jordan Oliver from the USA.

References
  1. Збірна України. Published by the NOC of Ukraine.
  2. "Ukrainian team for the 2017 European Wrestling Championships". UNIAN. April 27, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. "Украинский борец Гор Оганесян завоевал "бронзу" на Европейских играх-2019" [Ukrainian wrestler Hor Ohannesian won bronze medal at the 2019 European Games]. telegraf.com.ua. June 27, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. Decree of the President of Ukraine #522/2019
  5. "Ukrainian team for the Olympic Qualification Tournament". Suspilne. April 30, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.