Hrachik Javakhyan (Armenian: Հրաչիկ Ջավախյան, born on July 6, 1984, in Vanadzor, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian boxer best known to win gold at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships and bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Armenia
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| Men’s Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | Lightweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
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2010 Moscow | Light welterweight |
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2006 Plovdiv | Lightweight |
Career edit
Javakhyan began boxing at the age of 14 under honored coach of Armenia, Gevorg Misakyan. Since 2005, he has been a member of the national team of Armenia.
Javakhyan advanced all the wy to the finals at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships where he met reigning Olympic and World Champion Aleksei Tishchenko. Hrachik was defeated and won the silver medal.
The following year, Javakhyan qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics by reaching the quarterfinals at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
In 2008, at the Olympic Games, Javakhyan received a first round bye, defeated Rasheed Lawal in the second round without losing a point and had a walkover against Jong Sub-Baik. In the semifinals, Javakhyan faced Tishchenko again. Although he put up a better challenge than before, Javakhyan ultimately lost. Javakhyan was awarded an Olympic bronze medal, the first Olympic medal ever won by a boxer from the independent Armenia.[2]
Javakhyan won a gold medal at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships.
Olympic Games Results edit
2008
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Rasheed Lawal (Nigeria) 12-0
- Defeated Jong Sub-Baik (South Korea) WO
- Lost to Aleksei Tishchenko (Russia) 5-10
World Amateur Championships Results edit
2005
- Lost to Ibrahim Kamal (Canada) 18-29
2007
- Defeated Aivars Romanovskis (Latvia) 17-14
- Defeated Sadam Ali (United States) 20-16
- Defeated Genebert Basadre (Philippines) 17-6
- Lost to Domenico Valentino (Italy) 12-27
2009
- Defeated Aivars Romanovskis (Bulgaria) 11-1
- Lost to Éverton Lopes (Brazil) 3-10
2011
- Defeated David Mueller (Germany) 17-11
- Lost to Zdeněk Chládek (Czech Republic) 6-10
European Championships Results edit
2006
- Defeated Ovidiu Bobirnat (Cyprus) 34-17
- Defeated Krzysztof Szot (Poland) 20-10
- Defeated Vazgen Safaryants (Belarus) 25-16
- Lost to Aleksei Tishchenko (Russia) 15-39
2010
- Defeated Alex Vasiljev (Finland) 11-2
- Defeated Georgian Popescu (Romania) 9-3
- Defeated David Mueller (Germany) 5-3
- Defeated Olexandr Klyuchko (Ukraine) 5-1
- Defeated Gyula Kate (Hungary) 3-2
References edit
- ^ Подведены итоги года ПОДВЕДЕНЫ ИТОГИ ГОДА (in Russian). www.ra.am. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Javakhyan Wins Armenia's Sixth Medal at Beijing Olympics". asbarez.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links edit
- Javakhyan's biography
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hrachik Javakhyan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.
- 2006 Euro
- World 2007
- 2010 Euro