{{Short description|Armenian wrestler (born 1996)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Armen Melikyan | image = | caption = Melikyan (in red) during the 2020 Olympics | full_name = | nationality = Armenia | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = Vagharshapat, Armenia | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = 60kg | sport = Greco-Roman wrestling | event = | collegeteam = | club = }}
'''Armen Melikyan''' (born 7 February 1996) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wrestling MELIKYAN Armen - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n1280265-melikyan-armen.htm|access-date=2021-07-29|website=olympics.com|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806230114/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/wrestling/athlete-profile-n1280265-melikyan-armen.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He is representing Armenia in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he will be competing in the 60 kg weight category on August 1.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tokyo 2020: ‘I have one goal – to fight for gold’ – wrestler Armen Melikyan|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1052490/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=armenpress.am|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=MELIKYAN Armen profile page|url=https://uww.org/athletes/melikyan-armen|access-date=2021-07-29|website=uww.org|language=en}}</ref>
== Career highlights == {{BLP unsourced section|date=July 2021}} * 2013 European Junior Champion * 2015 Youth Champion of Armenia * 2016 Youth Champion of Armenia * 2017 Gold Medalist at Senior Championship of Armenia in 60 kg weight category * 2019 Champion at U23 World Championship in Hungary.
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==External links== * {{IWD|03B2CBBC09B54727A216ADC6DF242523}} * {{UWW|melikyan-armen}} * {{Olympics.com|armen-melikyan}} * {{Olympedia}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Melikyan, Armen}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Armenian male sport wrestlers Category:Olympic wrestlers for Armenia Category:People from Vagharshapat Category:European Games competitors for Armenia Category:Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games
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