Aik Mnatsakanian ( hy, Հայկ Մնացականյան; bg, Айк Мнацаканян; born 14 October 1995) is a

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n-born

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n sport wrestler of

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descent who competes in the men's Greco Roman category. He has claimed two bronze medals in the

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both in the men's 72 kg category in

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and in

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. He competed in the men's 77 kg event at the

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in Tokyo, Japan. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

in Tokyo, Japan. He did not qualify at this tournament but he was able to qualify at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the

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held in Budapest, Hungary. He competed in the 77kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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* 1995 births People from Samtskhe–Javakheti Living people Bulgarian male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists Bulgarian people of Armenian descent European Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of Bulgaria 20th-century Bulgarian people 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-wrestling-bio-stub