Armenia wins 4 medals at the European U15 Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships

The 2026 European U15 Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships concluded on May 22 in Samokov, Bulgaria. Team Armenia competed at the tournament with a full squad of 10 athletes and won 4 medals: 1 silver and 3 bronze.

Pasha Khudoyan became a silver medalist of the European Championships in the 44 kg weight category. Bronze medals for Armenia were won by Sevak Manukyan at 41 kg, Mihran Tatoyan at 48 kg, and Alex Gevorgyan at 62 kg.

In addition, wrestler of Armenian origin Levon Bardegyan also impressed at the tournament. Representing Georgia, he became European champion in the 75 kg weight category.

In the team standings, Russia took first place with 4 gold and 3 bronze medals. Armenia scored 87 points and finished 5th. For comparison, last year the Armenian youngsters achieved a higher result, taking second place in the team standings.

Full results of the European U15 Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships

38 kg

1. Huseyn Amrahli (Azerbaijan)
2. Daniel Samuel (Estonia)
3. Ervin Sufyanov (Russia) and Levani Totikashvili (Georgia)

13th place: Gor Karapetyan (Armenia)

41 kg

1. Dmitry Telpiz (Russia)
2. Ognyan Burgazov (Bulgaria)
3. Gleb Semianenko (Belarus) and Sevak Manukyan (Armenia)

44 kg

1. Pasha Aslan (Azerbaijan)
2. Pasha Khudoyan (Armenia)
3. Ruslan Dikinov (Russia) and Luka Saginadze (Georgia)

48 kg

1. Felix Tuaev (Russia)
2. Davide Servedio (Italy)
3. Robart Dimitrov (Bulgaria) and Mihran Tatoyan (Armenia)

52 kg

1. Dmitry Deryabin (Russia)
2. Kamen Goranov (Bulgaria)
3. Albert Fuzi (Romania) and Muhammed Ozen (Turkey)

5th place: Vardan Sahakyan (Armenia)

57 kg

1. Raybek Muchuraev (Russia)
2. Dimitrios Chatzikonstantinov (Greece)
3. Giorgi Vashakmadze (Georgia) and Olaf Nowicki (Poland)

16th place: Araik Khemchyan (Armenia)

62 kg

1. Hikmet Inan (Turkey)
2. Gabriel Tavberidze (Georgia)
3. Leon Brodzinski (Poland) and Alex Gevorgyan (Armenia)

68 kg

1. Nikoloz Kutubidze (Georgia)
2. Artur Tumanov (Belarus)
3. Rustam Nekhay (Russia) and Hamza Ozden (Turkey)

5th place: Pavel Nazaryan (Armenia)

75 kg

1. Levon Bardegyan (Georgia)
2. Artturi Kohtala (Finland)
3. Orhan Tasci (Turkey) and David Habi (Serbia)

12th place: Arman Ginosyan (Armenia)

85 kg

1. Kerem Uzun (Turkey)
2. Alessandro Burych (Ukraine)
3. Rokas Kryzinauskas (Lithuania) and Nikola Osipov (Belarus)

10th place: Arman Tovmasyan (Armenia)

Team standings

1. Russia — 159 points
2. Georgia — 129
3. Turkey — 127
4. Azerbaijan — 94
5. Armenia — 87

The tournament in Samokov continues with women’s wrestling and freestyle wrestling competitions. The European U15 Championships will conclude on May 24.