Mkhitar Manukyan was born 20 September 1973 in Leninakan ( now Gyumri ) , Armenia . He took up Greco-Roman wrestling at the age of ten . Manukyan lost both of his parents and a sister in the 1988 Armenian earthquake . According to him , this tragedy helped him in wrestling . He became a junior world champion twice in 1990 and 1991 . From 1993 to 1996 , Manukyan was a member of the Armenia national Greco-Roman wrestling team . He won bronze medals at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships and 1996 European Wrestling Championships . Manukyan participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , together with his brothers Aghasi and Samvel
1988 Armenian earthquake
1988 Armenian earthquake
Mkhitar Manukyan