06/04/2009 18:52
Julfalakyan and Patrikeev gain gold medals
In the European Wrestling Championship 2009 held in Vilnius, Lithuania Armenian Greco-Roman style wrestlers have had successful fights and gained gold medals.
55-kg Roman Amoyan lost to Russian sportsman Bekxan Mankiev in ¼ final.
74-kg Arsen Julfalakyan won against Neven Zugaj, Adam Juretzko, Alexandrs Visnakovsky and Alexander Kikiniov. In the final Arsen defeated Volodimir Shatskikh and became the European champion.
84-kg Arman Geghamyan lost to in the very first fight against the Czech Marek Svec.
120-kg Yuri Patrikeev took over the Swedish Jalmar Soeberg in the final and gained the European champion title.
So, Armenian Greco-Roman style wrestlers gained 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals in the European Wrestling Championship.