Wrestling in Armenia

Wrestling (Armenian: ըմբշամարտ, pronounced [əmbʃɑmɑɾt]) has deep historical roots in Armenia.[1][2] Wrestling was practiced in the Armenian Highlands since ancient times. Armenians have their own variant of the sport called Kokh. It was recorded that King Tiridates III of Armenia won the Ancient Olympic Games in wrestling in 281 AD. During the Soviet era, wrestling became one of the most practiced sports in Armenia and remained popular after Armenia's independence in 1991. Armenian athletes have been successful at international competitions in the last two decades. Many have become World and European champions, both in Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling. Over half of the fifteen Armenian Olympic medalists and the two gold medal winners have been wrestlers. The sport is overseen by the Wrestling Federation of Armenia.

## History

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### Ancient history

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At the 265th Olympiad (281 AD) the Armenian King Tiridates III (286–342 AD), who in 301 AD adopted Christianity as the state religion, making Armenia the first Christian nation, became an Olympic Champion in wrestling.[3][4]

A 1963 Soviet stamp depicting traditional Armenian Kokh

### Kokh

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Kokh (Armenian: Կոխ) is the Armenian national wrestling,[5][6] known since the Early Middle Ages.[7] It's considered to be one of the oldest forms of wrestling.[5] It had influenced the Soviet martial sport Sambo.[8]

The winner is the one who throws the opponent on the mat without boosting and/or turning him. Pushing the opponent out of the mat, which has a radius of 7–9 meters,[9] also results in winning. A Kokh fight usually lasts from 5 to 10 minutes. The Kokh fights are often accompanied with Armenian folk music and before the beginning of a fight wrestlers do folk dances.[5]

Two varieties of Kokh are Lori Kokh and Shirak Kokh. The main difference between two styles is between the clothing. In Shirak Kokh, wrestlers wear shalvar pants and are topless and were allowed to grab the legs of the opponent. In Lori Kokh, they wear chokha (traditional Caucasian costume) and have to grab the opponent's dress to throw or push them out. Until the late 1980s, Kokh was practiced in rural areas of Armenia, although no professional Kokh athletes existed. Today, about 700 children in Armenia practice Kokh.[7]

### Soviet period

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Sports in general and wrestling, particularly, became popular in Armenia in the 1920s and 1930s, but it wasn't until the end of the World War II, when Armenian and Soviet athletes started to appear on international competitions. Sargis Vardanyan became the Soviet champion of Greco-Roman wrestling twice, in 1940 and 1944. In later years, Armenian Greco-Roman wrestlers had significant role in Soviet wrestling. Notable ones included Ruben Karapetyan (1969 first junior world champion), Artem Teryan (First wrestling Olympic medalist), Suren Nalbandyan (1976 Olympic champion), Sanasar Oganisyan (1980 Olympic champion), Norayr Musheghian (1958 World Champion), Benur Pashayan (1982 and 1983 World Champion), Levon Julfalakyan (1986 World Champion), Mnatsakan Iskandaryan (1990, 1991, 1994 World Champion).[10]

### Independent Armenia

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The Federation of Freestyle Wrestling of Armenia and the Federation of Greco-Roman Wrestling Federation were founded in 1992 and were merged in 1996 forming the Wrestling Federation of Armenia. It is the national governing body of the sport in the country.[11] According to Razmik Stepanyan, secretary of the Armenian Olympic Committee, as of 2009, there were 25 wrestling schools in 10 provinces of Armenia, 304 coaches and 7,454 athletes practicing wrestling.[12][13]

In 2021, government statistics showed 7,800 wrestlers in Armenia, including 4,000 in freestyle wrestling and 3,800 Greco-Roman wrestling. There were over 700 coaches and trainers in both. A little more than 1,000 people practiced Sambo and 126 practiced Kokh.[14]

## Records

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Wrestler Armen Nazaryan is Armenia's first Olympic champion

### Olympics

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See also: Armenia at the Olympics and Wrestling at the Summer Olympics

9 of the 18 Olympic medals of Armenia are from wrestling.

Games  | Athlete  | Style and weight  | Position  | Ref

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1996 Atlanta | Armen Nazaryan | Greco-Roman 52 kg |  Gold |

[15]

1996 Atlanta  | Armen Mkrtchyan | Freestyle 48 kg |  Silver |

[16]

2008 Beijing | Roman Amoyan | Greco-Roman 55 kg |  Bronze |

[17]

2008 Beijing  | Yury Patrikeyev | Greco-Roman 120 kg |  Bronze |

[18]

2012 London | Arsen Julfalakyan | Greco-Roman 74 kg |  Silver |

[19]

2012 London  | Artur Aleksanyan | Greco-Roman 96 kg |  Bronze |

[20]

2016 Rio  | Migran Arutyunyan | Greco-Roman 66 kg |  Silver |

[21]

2016 Rio  | Artur Aleksanyan | Greco-Roman 98 kg |  Gold |

[22]

2020 Tokyo  | Artur Aleksanyan | Greco-Roman 97 kg |  Silver |
2024 Paris  | Artur Aleksanyan | Greco-Roman 97 kg |  Silver |

### World Championships

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See also: World Wrestling Championships

#### Greco-Roman

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| Year  | Athlete  | Weight  | Position  | Ref

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1993 Stockholm | Armen Nazaryan | 52 kg  |  Silver |

[23]

1993 Stockholm  | Aghasi Manukyan | 57 kg  |  Gold |

[23]

1995 Prague | Armen Nazaryan | 52 kg  |  Silver |

[24]

1995 Prague  | Mkhitar Manukyan | 62 kg  |  Bronze |

[24]

1997 Wrocław | Vahan Juharyan | 54 kg  |  Silver |

[25]

2001 Patras | Karen Mnatsakanyan | 58 kg  |  Silver |

[26]

2001 Patras  | Vaghinak Galstyan | 63 kg  |  Gold |

[26]

2007 Baku | Yury Patrikeyev | 120 kg  |  Bronze |

[27]

2009 Herning | Roman Amoyan | 55 kg |  Silver |

[28]

2010 Moscow | Roman Amoyan | 55 kg |  Bronze |

[29]

2010 Moscow  | Arsen Julfalakyan | 74 kg |  Silver |

[29]

2010 Moscow  | Yury Patrikeyev | 120 kg |  Silver |

[29]

2011 Istanbul | Arsen Julfalakyan | 74 kg |  Bronze |

[30]

2013 Budapest | Roman Amoyan | 55 kg |  Bronze |

[31]

2013 Budapest  | Arsen Julfalakyan | 74 kg |  Bronze |

[31]

2013 Budapest  | Artur Aleksanyan | 96 kg |  Silver |

[31]

2014 Tashkent | Arsen Julfalakyan | 75 kg |  Gold |
2014 Tashkent | Artur Aleksanyan | 98 kg |  Gold |
2015 Las Vegas | Artur Aleksanyan | 98 kg |  Gold |
2017 Paris | Maksim Manukyan | 80 kg |  Gold |
2017 Paris | Artur Aleksanyan | 98 kg |  Gold |
2018 Budapest | Maksim Manukyan | 82 kg |  Bronze |
2018 Budapest | Artur Shahinyan | 87 kg |  Bronze |
2019 Nur-Sultan | Slavik Galstyan | 63 kg |  Bronze |
2019 Nur-Sultan | Artur Aleksanyan | 97 kg |  Silver |

#### Freestyle

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Year  | Athlete  | Weight  | Position  | Ref

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1995 Atlanta | Armen Mkrtchyan | 48 kg  |  Bronze |

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1995 Atlanta  | Arayik Gevorgyan | 68 kg  |  Gold |

[32]

1997 Krasnoyarsk | Arayik Gevorgyan | 69 kg  |  Gold |

[33]

1998 Tehran | Arayik Gevorgyan | 69 kg  |  Gold |

[34]

2002 Tehran | Aram Margaryan | 60 kg  |  Gold |

[35]

2005 Budapest | Martin Berberyan | 60 kg  |  Bronze |

[36]

2006 Guangzhou | Ruslan Basiev | 120 kg  |  Bronze |

[37]

2013 Budapest | David Safaryan | 66 kg |  Gold |

[31]

2017 Paris | Georgy Ketoyev | 97 kg |  Bronze |
2017 Paris | Levan Berianidze | 125 kg |  Bronze |

### European Championships

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See also: European Wrestling Championships

#### Greco-Roman

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| Year  | Athlete  | Weight  | Position  | Ref

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1994 Athens  | Armen Nazaryan | 52 kg  |  Gold |

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1994 Athens  | Aghasi Manukyan | 62 kg  |  Silver |

[38]

1995 Besançon  | Armen Nazaryan | 52 kg  |  Gold |

[39]

1995 Besançon  | Aghasi Manukyan | 57 kg  |  Silver |

[39]

1996 Budapest  | Armen Nazaryan | 52 kg  |  Silver |

[40]

1996 Budapest  | Mkhitar Manukyan | 62 kg  |  Bronze |

[40]

1997 Kouvola  | Karen Mnatsakanyan | 58 kg  |  Gold |

[41]

1999 Sofia  | Karen Mnatsakanyan | 58 kg  |  Bronze |

[42]

2000 Moscow  | Movses Karapetyan | 69 kg  |  Bronze |

[43]

2001 Istanbul  | Movses Karapetyan | 69 kg  |  Bronze |

[44]

2003 Belgrade  | Roman Amoyan | 55 kg  |  Silver |

[45]

2003 Belgrade  | Levon Geghamyan | 84 kg  |  Silver |

[45]

2004 Haparanda  | Vahan Juharyan | 60 kg  |  Gold |

[46]

2005 Varna  | Roman Amoyan | 55 kg  |  Silver |

[47]

2005 Varna  | Movses Karapetyan | 74 kg  |  Gold |

[47]

2006 Moscow  | Roman Amoyan | 55 kg  |  Gold |

[48]

2006 Moscow  | Karen Mnatsakanyan | 60 kg  |  Gold |

[48]

2006 Moscow  | Denis Forov | 84 kg  |  Silver |

[48]

2008 Tampere | Roman Amoyan | 55 kg  |  Silver |

[49]

2008 Tampere  | Yury Patrikeyev | 120 kg  |  Gold |

[49]

2009 Vilnius | Arsen Julfalakyan | 74 kg  |  Gold |

[50]

2009 Vilnius  | Yury Patrikeyev | 120 kg  |  Gold |

[48]

2011 Dortmund | Roman Amoyan | 55 kg  |  Gold |

[51]

2011 Dortmund  | Artur Shahinyan | 84 kg  |  Bronze |

[51]

2011 Dortmund  | Artur Aleksanyan | 96 kg  |  Silver |

[51]

2011 Dortmund  | Yury Patrikeyev | 96 kg  |  Bronze |

[51]

2012 Belgrade | Arsen Julfalakyan | 74 kg  |  Bronze |

[52]

2012 Belgrade  | Artur Aleksanyan | 96 kg  |  Gold |

[53]

2012 Belgrade  | Yury Patrikeyev | 120 kg  |  Bronze |

[54]

2013 Tbilisi | Artur Aleksanyan | 96 kg |  Gold |

[55]

2013 Tbilisi  | Vachik Yeghiazaryan | 120 kg |  Bronze |

[56]

2013 Tbilisi  | Artur Shahinyan | 84 kg |  Bronze |

[57]

2014 Vantaa | Arsen Julfalakyan | 75 kg  |  Silver |
2014 Vantaa  | Artur Aleksanyan | 98 kg  |  Gold |
2016 Riga | Varsham Boranyan | 71 kg |  Gold |
2016 Riga  | Roman Amoyan | 59 kg |  Silver |
2016 Riga  | Karapet Chalyan | 75 kg |  Bronze |
2016 Riga  | Artur Aleksanyan | 98 kg |  Silver |
2017 Novi Sad  | Artur Aleksanyan | 98 kg |  Bronze |
2018 Kaspiysk  | Karen Aslanyan | 67 kg |  Bronze |
2018 Kaspiysk  | Maksim Manukyan | 82 kg |  Gold |
2018 Kaspiysk  | Artur Aleksanyan | 97 kg |  Gold |
2019 Bucharest  | Karen Aslanyan | 67 kg |  Bronze |
2019 Bucharest  | Arsen Julfalakyan | 77 kg |  Bronze |
2020 Rome  | Gevorg Gharibyan | 60 kg |  Gold |
2020 Rome  | Karen Aslanyan | 67 kg |  Bronze |
2020 Rome  | Karapet Chalyan | 77 kg |  Bronze |
2020 Rome  | Artur Aleksanyan | 97 kg |  Gold |
2021 Warsaw  | Rudik Mkrtchyan | 55 kg |  Bronze |
2021 Warsaw  | Slavik Galstyan | 67 kg |  Bronze |
2021 Warsaw  | Malkhas Amoyan | 72 kg |  Silver |
2022 Budapest  | Rudik Mkrtchyan | 55 kg |  Bronze |
2022 Budapest  | Gevorg Gharibyan | 60 kg |  Bronze |
2022 Budapest  | Slavik Galstyan | 67 kg |  Bronze |
2022 Budapest  | Malkhas Amoyan | 77 kg |  Gold |
2022 Budapest  | Malkhas Amoyan | 77 kg |  Gold |
2023 Zagreb  | Hrachya Poghosyan | 63 kg |  Bronze |
2023 Zagreb  | Malkhas Amoyan | 77 kg |  Gold |
2023 Zagreb  | Artur Aleksanyan | 97 kg |  Gold |
2024 Bucharest  | Manvel Khachatryan | 2024 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg |  Bronze |
2024 Bucharest  | Malkhas Amoyan | 2024 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg |  Gold |
2024 Bucharest  | Artur Aleksanyan | 2024 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg |  Gold |

#### Freestyle

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| Year  | Athlete  | Weight  | Position  | Ref

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1993 Istanbul  | Arayik Gevorgyan | 68 kg  |  Silver |

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1994 Rome  | Armen Mkrtchyan | 48 kg  |  Gold |

[59]

1994 Rome  | Anushavan Sahakyan | 57 kg  |  Gold |

[59]

1994 Rome  | Araik Baghdadyan | 62 kg  |  Silver |

[59]

1994 Rome  | Arayik Gevorgyan | 68 kg  |  Silver |

[59]

1995 Fribourg  | Arayik Gevorgyan | 68 kg  |  Bronze |

[60]

1996 Budapest  | Armen Mkrtchyan | 48 kg  |  Silver |

[61]

1996 Budapest  | Arayik Gevorgyan | 68 kg  |  Silver |

[61]

1997 Warsaw  | Arayik Gevorgyan | 69 kg  |  Gold |

[62]

1998 Bratislava  | Arayik Gevorgyan | 76 kg  |  Silver |

[63]

2001 Budapest  | Armen Mkrtchyan | 54 kg  |  Bronze |

[64]

2003 Riga  | Mahmed Aghaev | 84 kg  |  Silver |

[65]

2004 Ankara  | Martin Berberyan | 55 kg  |  Gold |

[66]

2006 Moscow  | Ruslan Kokaev | 74 kg  |  Silver |

[67]

2006 Moscow  | Vadim Laliev | 84 kg  |  Bronze |

[67]

2006 Moscow  | Shamil Gitinov | 96 kg  |  Silver |

[67]

2007 Sofia | Shamil Gitinov | 96 kg  |  Bronze |

[68]

2009 Vilnius | Zhirayr Hovhannisyan | 66 kg  |  Bronze |

[69]

2009 Vilnius  | Edgar Yenokyan | 96 kg  |  Bronze |

[69]

2009 Vilnius  | Ruslan Basiev | 120 kg  |  Silver |

[69]

2011 Dortmund | Musa Murtazaliev | 74 kg  |  Silver |

[51]

2012 Belgrade | David Safaryan | 66 kg  |  Bronze |

[70]

2013 Tbilisi | David Safaryan | 66 kg |  Gold |

[71]

2013 Tbilisi  | Musa Murtazaliev | 84 kg |  Silver |

[72]

2014 Vantaa | Garik Barseghyan | 57 kg  |  Bronze |
2021 Skopje  | Razmik Papikyan  | 61 kg  |  Silver |
2014 Vantaa  | Musa Murtazaliev | 86 kg  |  Bronze |
2017 Novi Sad  | Valodya Frangulyan  | 61 kg  |  Bronze |
2017 Novi Sad  | Grigor Grigoryan | 74 kg  |  Bronze |
2017 Novi Sad  | Levan Berianidze | 125 kg  |  Bronze |
2019 Bucharest  | Arsen Harutyunyan | 61 kg  |  Gold |
2020 Rome  | Arsen Harutyunyan | 61 kg  |  Bronze |
2021 Warsaw  | Arman Andreasyan | 70 kg  |  Bronze |
2022 Budapest  | Manvel Khndzrtsyan | 57 kg  |  Bronze |
2022 Budapest  | Arsen Harutyunyan | 61 kg  |  Gold |
2022 Budapest  | Arman Andreasyan | 70 kg  |  Silver |
2023 Zagreb  | Arsen Harutyunyan | 61 kg  |  Gold |
2023 Zagreb  | Vazgen Tevanyan | 65 kg  |  Gold |
2024 Bucharest  | Arsen Harutyunyan | 57 kg  |  Gold |
2024 Bucharest  | Mezhlum Mezhlumyan | 61 kg  |  Bronze |
2024 Bucharest  | Arman Andreasyan | 70 kg  |  Gold |

### European Championships (Women)

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Year  | Athlete  | Style and weight  | Position  | Ref

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2006 Moscow  | Karine Shadoyan | Freestyle 72 kg  |  Bronze |

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### World Cup

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See also: Wrestling World Cup

Year  | Position  | Style  | Member athletes  | Ref

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2009 Clermont-Ferrand  |  Bronze | Greco-Roman  |  |
2010 Yerevan  |  Bronze | Greco-Roman  | 55 kg: Roman Amoyan & Harutyun Hovhannisyan
60 kg: Artak Harutyunyan & Vahan Juharyan
66 kg: Arman Adikyan & Hovhannes Varderesyan
74 kg: Varsham Boranyan & Arsen Julfalakyan
84 kg: Denis Forov & Tigran Sahakyan
96 kg: Arman Geghamyan & Sargis Tonoyan
120 kg: Yury Patrikeyev & Vachik Yeghiazaryan |

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## See also

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* Sports portal

* Mas-Wrestling Federation of Armenia

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