Artur Aleksanyan
Armenian wrestler
阿圖爾·阿列克薩尼揚 · アルツル・アレクサンヤン · 아르투르 알렉사냔
- Born
- 21 October 1991, Gyumri
- Citizenship
- Armenia
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
- Weight
- 98 kg (216 lb)
Artur Aleksanyan (Armenian: Արթուր Ալեքսանյան, born 21 October 1991) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a gold medalist Olympic Champion (2016) as well as silver medalist (2021, 2024) 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" by a sport journalist Karen Giloyan and is one of the most successful Armenian athletes of the 21st century.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| 2023 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman 96 kg | 2012 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman 98 kg | 2016 | 1st place (gold) |
| wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's Greco-Roman 97 kg | 2021 | 2nd place (silver) |
Awards and honours
- Khorenatsi medal
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q16370810 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.