Eduard Soghomonyan Explained
Eduard Soghomonyan (born 19 February 1990) is an Armenian-born heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He has competed for Brazil since 2015 and was naturalized as a Brazilian in 2016. [1] [2]
Career
The fighter arrived in São Paulo in 2012 after making friends with members of the Brazilian delegation, accompanied by him during the Pan-Armenian Games a year earlier. Eduard has competed for Brazil since 2015, but using a so-called sports passport.[3]
At the 2015 World Wrestling Championships held in Las Vegas, USA, he won his first fight but lost in the round of 16.[4]
Soghomonyan represented Brazil at the 2015 South American Wrestling Championships, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in November, and won his first gold medal for the country in the 130 kg category. [5]
At the 2016 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Frisco, USA, he won the silver medal in the 130 kg category. He faced Cuban Oscar Pino Hunds in the final, after beating Venezuelan Erwin Cabrera, Honduran Randy Martinez and North American Toby Ericson. In a disputed decision, the Cuban won the first round 2-0 and Eduard had to take a risk with just 10 seconds remaining. Oscar counterattacked, got the stoppage and the gold medal.[6]
In June 2016, he was naturalized as a Brazilian citizen. Thus, he was able to defend Brazil at the Rio Olympic Games in August.[7]
He competed for Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the first bout.[8]
He represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[9] He competed in the men's 130 kg event.
He won the silver medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[10]
He competed in the 130kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, where he won the first fight but was eliminated in the round of 16.[11]
At the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships, he obtained a bronze medal in the 130 kg category.[12]
At the 2023 Pan American Games, he reached the bronze medal fight, but did not win the medal, finishing in 5th place.[13] He competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[14] He was eliminated in the semifinals by Yasmani Acosta of Chile.[14]
Notes and References
- https://www.cob.org.br/pt/cob/time-brasil/atletas/eduard-soghomonyan/ Profile at COB
- https://www.hojeemdia.com.br/esportes/lutador-armenio-e-naturalizado-e-pode-defender-o-brasil-na-olimpiada-1.392938 Lutador armênio é naturalizado e pode defender o Brasil na Olimpíada
- https://www.hojeemdia.com.br/esportes/lutador-armenio-e-naturalizado-e-pode-defender-o-brasil-na-olimpiada-1.392938 Lutador armênio é naturalizado e pode defender o Brasil na Olimpíada
- https://ge.globo.com/luta-olimpica/noticia/2015/09/brasil-volta-passar-em-branco-no-segundo-dia-do-mundial-de-las-vegas.html Brasil volta a passar em branco no segundo dia do Mundial de Las Vegas
- https://estacaoarmenia.com.br/45518/eduard-soghomonyan-e-campeao-sul-americano-representando-o-brasil/ Eduard Soghomonyan é campeão Sul-Americano de greco-romana representando o Brasil
- https://ge.globo.com/luta-olimpica/noticia/2016/02/eduard-soghomonyan-leva-prata-e-brasil-fecha-pan-com-quatro-medalhas.html Eduard Soghomonyan leva prata e Brasil fecha Pan com quatro medalhas
- https://www.hojeemdia.com.br/esportes/lutador-armenio-e-naturalizado-e-pode-defender-o-brasil-na-olimpiada-1.392938 Lutador armênio é naturalizado e pode defender o Brasil na Olimpíada
- http://www.espn.com.br/noticia/622572_armenio-brasileiro-perde-sonha-com-bronze-mas-esta-eliminado-na-luta-greco-romana Armênio-brasileiro perde, sonha com bronze, mas está eliminado na luta greco-romana
- Web site: Cesare. Lucas. 2021-03-18. Conheça as equipes brasileiras já classificadas em suas modalidades para as Olimpíadas de Tóquio. 2021-04-08. Sportbuzz. pt-br.
- News: Berkeley . Geoff . 5 May 2022 . US claim four golds on first day of Pan American Wrestling Championships . . 6 May 2022.
- Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
- http://cbw.org.br/brasil-conquista-tres-medalhas-no-1o-dia-do-pan-americano-senior-de-wrestling-2023/ Brasil conquista três medalhas no 1º dia do Pan-Americano Sênior de Wrestling 2023
- http://cbw.org.br/wrestling-encerra-jogos-pan-americanos-2023-com-melhor-campanha-da-historia-da-modalidade/ Wrestling encerra Jogos Pan-Americanos 2023 com melhor campanha da história da modalidade
- Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
