Arsen Julfalakyan

Arsen Julfalakyan (Armenian: Արսեն Ջուլֆալակյան, born 8 May 1987) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is an Olympic silver medalist, World and European Champion, and three-time Olympian.

Arsen Julfalakyan
Julfalakyan (blue) against Roman Vlasov at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987
Gyumri, Armenia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubKSV Aalen
Coached byAram Gasparyan
Samvel Gevorgyan
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
2012 London 74 kg
World Championships
2010 Moscow 74 kg
2011 Istanbul 74 kg
2013 Budapest 74 kg
2014 Tashkent 75 kg
European Championships
2009 Vilnius 74 kg
2012 Belgrade 74 kg
2014 Vantaa 75 kg
2019 Bucharest77 kg
World Cup
2009 Clermont-Ferrand 74 kg
2010 Yerevan 74 kg
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan 74 kg

Early life

Julfalakyan was born in the city of Leninakan (now Gyumri), Armenia. He is the son of renowned European, World and Olympic Champion, Armenian national Greco-Roman wrestling team head coach Levon Julfalakyan. Under the guidance of his father, Arsen began wrestling at age 11.[1]

Career

In the years 2001, 2003, and 2004, Julfalakyan won the Junior Armenian Championship, and won the Cadet European Championships in 2003 and 2004 and the Junior World Championships in 2007.

Arsen, age 21, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in his second match, coming in tenth place.

Julfalakyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2009 Wrestling World Cup.[2] The Armenian team came in third place. Julfalakyan personally won a bronze medal.[3]

Julfalakyan won the gold medal at the 2009 European Wrestling Championships in Vilnius and the silver medal in the 2010 World Wrestling Championships in Moscow.

Julfalakyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 Wrestling World Cup.[4] The Armenian team came in third place. Julfalakyan personally won a gold medal.[5]

Arsen made his Olympic return at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He advanced to the finals without losing a single point, but faced defeat in the finals against Roman Vlasov in a tensely contested match. Vlasov called Julfalakyan his idol afterwards.[6] Julfalakyan won an Olympic silver medal, the first Olympic silver medal won by an Armenian representative in sixteen-years.[7] At the closing ceremony, Julfalakyan was the flag bearer of Armenia.[8] Julfalakyan was voted the Armenian Athlete of the Year for 2012.[9][10]

Julfalakyan won the gold medal at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, the first for Armenia in Greco-Roman wrestling in 13 years. In the 2014 Grapple at the Garden in New York City, Julfalakyan defeated 4-time NCAA champion Kyle Dake in a Greco-Roman match. He won the "Dan Kolov and Nikola Petrov" international tournament in Sofia on 24 April and dedicated his victory to the victims of the Armenian Genocide on the 100th anniversary, wearing a shirt commemorating the 1.5 million victims during the medal presentation.[11]

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics but lost in the first round and didn't move onto the repechage.

Personal life

Julfalakyan got married on 27 August 2012 in the St. Gevorg Church in Mughni.[12]

Arsen studied at Yerevan State University and received an International Relations faculty master's degree.

Awards

Julfalakyan was awarded the "For Merit" 2nd degree medal in 2012[13] and the "For Service to Fatherland" 1st degree medal in 2014.[14]

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References
  1. "London 2012: Armenian Olympians – Arsen Julfalakyan". NEWS.am Sport. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  2. "2009 FILA World Cup Results". www.fila-official.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. "World Cup, Greco-Roman Seniors, 2009-02-20 Clermont-Ferrand (FRA), 74.0 kg". www.fila-official.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  4. "2010 FILA World Cup Results" (PDF). www.fila-official.com. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. "World Cup, Greco-Roman Seniors, 2010-02-13 Yerevan (ARM)". www.fila-official.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. "Olympic Greco-Roman winner: I admire Arsen Julfalakyan's style". PanArmenian.Net. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. "Arsen Julfalakyan". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  8. "London 2012 closing ceremony – Flag bearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee (IOC). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  9. "Arsen Julfalakyan is Armenia's top athlete for 2012". sport.news.am. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  10. "Arsen Julfalakyan honored to be Armenia's 2012 Athlete of the Year". sport.news.am. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  11. "Ջուլֆալակյանը ոսկե մեդալ է նվաճել Սոֆիայում եւ հաղթանակը նվիրել է Հայոց ցեղասպանության զոհերի հիշատակին (ֆոտո)" (in Armenian). sport.news.am. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  12. "Arsen Julfalakyan got married". Lurer.com. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  13. "Հայաստանի Հանրապետության մեդալներով պարգևատրելու մասին" (in Armenian). President.am. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  14. "Ա. Լ. ՋՈՒԼՖԱԼԱԿՅԱՆԻՆ "ՀԱՅՐԵՆԻՔԻՆ ՄԱՏՈՒՑԱԾ ԾԱՌԱՅՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐԻ ՀԱՄԱՐ" 1-ԻՆ ԱՍՏԻՃԱՆԻ ՄԵԴԱԼՈՎ ՊԱՐԳԵՎԱՏՐԵԼՈՒ ՄԱՍԻՆ" (in Armenian). President.am. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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