Malkhas Amoyan
Malkhas Amoyan is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the men's 72kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway, and he also won the gold medal in the men's 77kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
Career
In 2020, Amoyan won the silver medal in the 72kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.Amoyan won the gold medal in the 72kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. In 2021, he also won the silver medal in the 72kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.
Amoyan won the gold medal in the 77kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He won one of the bronze medals in the 77kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Amoyan also won one of the bronze medals in the 77kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
He won the gold medal in the 77kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. In the final, he defeated Yunus Emre Başar of Turkey. He won one of the bronze medals in the 77kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Personal life
Malkhas was born in Yerevan, Armenia to Kurds–Yazidi parents. His uncle Roman Amoyan is a retired competitive wrestler.Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 2nd | Greco-Roman 72kg |
| 2021 | World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 1st | Greco-Roman 72kg |
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Greco-Roman 77kg |
| 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Greco-Roman 77kg |
| 2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Greco-Roman 77kg |
| 2024 | Summer Olympics | Paris, France | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77kg |
| 2025 | European Championships | Bratislava, Slovakia | 1st | Greco-Roman 77kg |
| 2025 | World Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Greco-Roman 77kg |