Hor Ohannesian Explained

Hor Ohannesian
Fullname:Hor Vardanovych Ohannesian
Birth Date:7 August 1994[1]
Birth Place:Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine
Weight:650NaN0
Style:Freestyle
Club:Armed Forces of Ukraine
Coach:Valentyn Rusanov
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Gor 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.

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 United States.

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Notes and References

  1. http://noc-ukr.org/olympic/european-games/minsk-2019/zbirna-komanda-ukraini/ Збірна України
  2. Web site: Ukrainian team for the 2017 European Wrestling Championships. April 27, 2017. UNIAN. March 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: June 27, 2019 . Украинский борец Гор Оганесян завоевал "бронзу" на Европейских играх-2019 . Ukrainian wrestler Gor Ohannesian won bronze medal at the 2019 European Games . March 12, 2022 . telegraf.com.ua.
  4. https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/5222019-28565 Decree of the President of Ukraine #522/2019
  5. Web site: Ukrainian team for the Olympic Qualification Tournament. April 30, 2021. Suspilne. March 12, 2022.