Karen Mnatsakanyan
Personal information
Born (1977-03-03) 3 March 1977
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubDynamo Yerevan
Coached bySamvel Gevorgyan
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Armenia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2001 Patras58 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Kouvola58 kg
Bronze medal – third place1999 Sofia58 kg
Gold medal – first place2006 Moscow60 kg

Karen Mnatsakanyan (Armenian: Կարեն Մնացականյան, born 3 March 1977) is a retired Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He is a World Championships silver medalist and two-time European Champion. Mnatsakanyan is only the second Wrestling European Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling from Armenia, after Armen Nazaryan. He also came in first place at the 1993 Cadet World Championships and 1997 Junior European Championships and competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karen Mnatsakanyan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2012.


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