Artur Aleksanyan

Artur Aleksanyan (Armenian: Արթուր Ալեքսանյան, born 21 October 1991) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is an Olympic Champion (2016) as well as silver medalist (2021) and bronze medalist (2012), a four-time World Champion (2014, 2015, 2017, 2022), and a seven-time European Champion (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024). Aleksanyan is the second Olympic gold medalist of Armenia since regaining independence in 1991 and is the most decorated Olympian of independent Armenia as well. He has been nicknamed the "White Bear" and is one of the most renowned Armenian athletes of the 21st century.

Artur Aleksanyan
Aleksanyan in 2016
Personal information
Native nameԱրթուր Ալեքսանյան
Full nameArtur Aleksanyan
NicknameWhite Bear
NationalityArmenian
Born (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991
Gyumri, Armenia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Coached byGevorg Aleksanyan
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Armenia
Olympic Games
2012 London 96 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro98 kg
2020 Tokyo 97 kg
World Championships
2013 Budapest 96 kg
2014 Tashkent 98 kg
2015 Las Vegas 98 kg
2017 Paris 98 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan 97 kg
2022 Belgrade 97 kg
2023 Belgrade 97 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk97 kg
European Championships
2011 Dortmund 96 kg
2012 Belgrade 96 kg
2013 Tbilisi 96 kg
2014 Vantaa 98 kg
2016 Riga 98 kg
2017 Novi Sad98 kg
2018 Kaspiysk 97 kg
2020 Rome 97 kg
2023 Zagreb 97 kg
2024 Bucharest 97 kg
World Juniors Championships
2009 Ankara84 kg
2010 Budapest84 kg
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