Margarita Mkrtchyan

Margarita Mkrtchyan (Russian: Маргарита Гегамовна Мкртчян; 6 April 1981 in Voronezh – 11 July 2013) was a Russian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's featherweight category.[1] She claimed three medals (two silvers and one bronze) in the women's 55 and 59-kg classes at the European Championships and also finished seventh in the 57-kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, representing her nation Russia.[2] Mkrtchyan also trained as a full-fledged member of the taekwondo team for CSKA Moscow under her personal coach and master Boris Zenkin.[3]

Margarita Mkrtchyan
Personal information
Full nameMargarita Mkrtchyan
Nationality Russia
Born(1981-04-06)6 April 1981
Voronezh, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Died11 July 2013(2013-07-11) (aged 32)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)57 kg
ClubCSKA Moscow
Coached byBoris Zenkin
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Russia
European Championships
2002 Samsun 59 kg
2008 Rome 55 kg
2004 Lillehammer 55 kg

Mkrtchyan qualified for the Russian squad in the women's featherweight class (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind Spain's Sonia Reyes and granting a berth from the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2][4][5] She crashed out in an opening round defeat to U.S. taekwondo fighter Nia Abdallah with a score of 9–16, but slipped into the repechage bracket for her chance of an Olympic bronze medal, following Abdallah's progress towards the final match.[3][6] In the repechage, Mkrtchyan subsided her Olympic medal chance by losing the first playoff 2–5 to her Italian opponent and two-time Olympian Cristiana Corsi, relegating the Russian to seventh position.[7][8]

Mkrtchyan died in an automobile accident on 11 July 2013.[9]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Margarita Mkrtchyan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. "Маргарита МКРТЧЯН: "В тхэквондо меня привели Ван Дамм и Джеки Чан"" [Margarita Mkrtchyan: "I was inspired by Van Damme and Jackie Chan to play taekwondo"] (in Russian). Izvestia. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. "Тхэквондо. Мкртчян проиграла американке" [Taekwondo: Mkrtchyan lost to the American] (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. "Athens 2004: Taekwondo – Women's Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. pp. 5–7. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. "Тренерский перевес" [Coaching advantage] (in Russian). Novoye Vremya. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. "Abdallah takes silver; African taekwondo athlete knocked out". USA Today. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  7. "Taekwondo – Women's Featherweight (57kg/126lbs) Repechage Round 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  8. "Тхэквондо. Мкртчян проиграла и в утешительном раунде" [Taekwondo: Mkrtchyan lost in the consolation round] (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. 27 August 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  9. "Погибла чемпионка Европы и мира по тхэквондо Маргарита Мкртчан" [The champion of Europe and the world in taekwondo Margarita Mkrtchan perished]. www.stavropolye.tv. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2017.


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