Armenia Wins Three Medals at the U15 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships: Full Tournament Results

The 2026 U15 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships came to an end on May 24 in Samokov. Team Armenia competed at the tournament with a full squad of 10 wrestlers and won three medals: one gold and two bronze.

The main success for the Armenian team came from Shahen Martirosyan in the 68 kg weight category. In the final, the Armenian wrestler defeated Turkey’s Saruhan Karaoglu and became European champion.

Bronze medals for Team Armenia were won by Tigran Aghajanyan in the 41 kg category and Atom Yesayan in the 57 kg category.

As a result of the tournament, Armenia finished fourth in the team standings with 99 points.

Russia took first place with 167 points. Russian wrestlers won four gold medals, one silver and one bronze. Georgia finished second with 165 points, only two points behind the winner of the team standings. The Georgian team claimed four silver and five bronze medals. Azerbaijan finished third with 122 points.

Full Results of the U15 European Freestyle Wrestling Championships

38 kg

1. Yusif Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)
2. Rezi Iobidze (Georgia)
3. David Petrov (Bulgaria) and Mohammad Biysultanov (Belgium)

5th place: Norayr Gevorgyan (Armenia)

41 kg

1. Simeon Velikov (Bulgaria)
2. Elman Ismayilov (Azerbaijan)
3. Andrei Demenji (Moldova) and Tigran Aghajanyan (Armenia)

44 kg

1. Shamil Damurov (Russia)
2. Arsen Pyzhuk (Ukraine)
3. Mahammad Karimov (Azerbaijan) and Luka Dotiashvili (Georgia)

8th place: Alex Ghazaryan (Armenia)

48 kg

1. Umar Ikhlazov (Russia)
2. Muslim Dadayev (Serbia)
3. Luka Akakiev (North Macedonia) and Zurab Dotiashvili (Georgia)

9th place: Roman Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

52 kg

1. Badruddin Magomedov (Russia)
2. Adam Guliyev (Azerbaijan)
3. Petro Karlagach (Bulgaria) and Giorgi Lobzhanidze (Georgia)

8th place: Narek Dallakyan (Armenia)

57 kg

1. Adam Miziev (Russia)
2. Giorgi Grigalashvili (Georgia)
3. Yurii Symak (Ukraine) and Atom Yesayan (Armenia)

62 kg

1. Charalampos Topalov (Greece)
2. Ioane Gavashelishvili (Georgia)
3. Yusif Huseynov (Azerbaijan) and Abdul Aziz Zizi (North Macedonia)

7th place: Mher Papikyan (Armenia)

68 kg

1. Shahen Martirosyan (Armenia)
2. Saruhan Karaoglu (Turkey)
3. Giorgi Solomonidze (Georgia) and Armin Kolezhar (Hungary)

75 kg

1. Emirhan Yuksel (Turkey)
2. Eduard Manvelishvili (Georgia)
3. Aslan Khadzhimustafov (Russia) and Artur Kosintsev (Ukraine)

5th place: David Vardanyan (Armenia)

85 kg

1. Elvin Najafzada (Azerbaijan)
2. Ibragim Magomedov (Russia)
3. Borymyr Kotliar (Ukraine) and Andria Doijashvili (Georgia)

12th place: Armen Mosesyan (Armenia)

Team Standings

Russia — 167 points
Georgia — 165
Azerbaijan — 122
Armenia — 99
Turkey — 81