Hrachik Javakhyan

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]

Hrachik Javakhyan
Medal record
Representing  Armenia
Men’s Boxing
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingLightweight
European Amateur Championships
2010 MoscowLight welterweight
2006 PlovdivLightweight

Career

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

2008

World Amateur Championships Results

2005

  • Lost to Ibrahim Kamal (Canada) 18-29

2007

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

2006

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
  1. Подведены итоги года ПОДВЕДЕНЫ ИТОГИ ГОДА Check |url= value (help) (in Russian). www.ra.am. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  2. "Javakhyan Wins Armenia's Sixth Medal at Beijing Olympics". asbarez.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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