Arsen Julfalakyan was born on May 8, 1987, in Leninakan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Gyumri, Armenia). He is the son of renowned European, World and Olympic Champion and current Armenian national Greco-Roman wrestling head coach Levon Julfalakyan. Under the guidance of his father, Arsen began wrestling at age 11.
Arsen studied at Yerevan State University and received an International Relations faculty master"s degree.
Arsen, age 21, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in his second match, coming in tenth place. The Armenian team came in third place.
The Armenian team came in third place.
Arsen made his Olympic return at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He advanced to the finals without losing a single point, but faced defeat in the finals against Roman Vlasov in a tensely contested match.
Vlasov called Julfalakyan his idol afterwards. Julfalakyan was voted the Armenian Athlete of the Year for 2012.
Julfalakyan personally won a bronze medal. Julfalakyan won a gold medal at the 2009 European Wrestling Championships in Vilnius and a silver medal in the 2010 World Wrestling Championships in Moscow. Julfalakyan personally won a gold medal. Julfalakyan won an Olympic silver medal, the first Olympic silver medal won by an Armenian representative in sixteen-years. In:2014 Grapple at the Garden in New York City" Julfalakyan defeated 4-time National Collegiate Athletic Association champion Kyle Dake in greco-roman match.
Julfalakyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2009 FILA Wrestling World Cup. Julfalakyan was a member of the Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2010 FILA Wrestling World Cup.
