Erik Arushanian


Erik Arushanian is a Ukrainian freestyle wrestler of Armenian ethnicity who competes at 65 kilograms. Arushanian claimed a bronze medal from the 2020 European Championships and is the 2021 U23 European Continental champion. In 2019, he became the Junior World Champion at 70 kilos, after claiming a bronze medal from the Junior World Championships in 2018.
Arushanian competed in the 65kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Arushanian was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics. He also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultEvent
2018Junior World ChampionshipsTrnava, Slovakia3rdFreestyle 65kg
2019Junior World ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia1stFreestyle 70kg
2020European ChampionshipsRome, Italy3rdFreestyle 65kg
2021U23 European ChampionshipsSkopje, North Macedonia1stFreestyle 65kg
2023European ChampionshipsZagreb, Croatia3rdFreestyle 65kg