Yervand Mkrtchyan
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| Nationality | Armenian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track, Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 metres, 3000 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Gyumri Athletics Sports School, Shirak Runners Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yervand Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Երվանդ Մկրտչյան; born 11 June 1996, Shirak region, Jradzor) is an Armenian middle and long-distance runner. An eighteen time national champion (2025), he is the Armenian national record holder for the 800, 1000, 1500 metres and 3000 metres.[1] He is also a four time Balkan Athletics Championships winner, having won the 1500 metres six times and the 3000 metres once.[2] Mkrtchyan also competed in the 1500 metres at the 2022, 2023 and 2025 World Athletics Championships as well as in the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[3][4][5] He also competed in the 800m at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where he set a national record. Yervand Mkrtchyan's coach is Grigor Barseghyan
