First Champions and Medalists of the 2026 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship

On April 21, the second day of the 2026 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship, the winners and medalists in five weight categories—55, 63, 77, 87, and 130 kg—were determined.

The European champions came from four countries: Russia won two golds, while Armenia, Turkey, and Denmark each claimed one gold.

Special attention goes to 27-year-old Malhas Amoyan from Armenia, who became a five-time European champion.

Results of the Second Day — 2026 European Championship, Greco-Roman Wrestling

55 kg

• Final: Vakhtang Lolua (Georgia) — Emin Sefershaev (Russia) 1:2
• Bronze medals:
  • Stefan Grigorov (Bulgaria) — Manvel Hachatryan (Armenia) 3:1
  • Rashad Mammadov (Azerbaijan) — Omer Recep (Turkey) 8:0

Podium:

1. Emin Sefershaev (Russia)
2. Vakhtang Lolua (Georgia)
3. Stefan Grigorov (Bulgaria) & Rashad Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

63 kg

• Final: Vitaly Yeremenko (Moldova) — Sergey Emelin (Russia) 0:8
• Bronze medals:
  • Pridon Abuladze (Georgia) — Kerem Kamal (Turkey) 2:6
  • Karen Aslanyan (Armenia) — Mairbek Salimov (Poland) 11:0

Podium:

1. Sergey Emelin (Russia)
2. Vitaly Yeremenko (Moldova)
3. Kerem Kamal (Turkey) & Karen Aslanyan (Armenia)

77 kg

• Final: Ramaz Zoidze (Georgia) — Malhas Amoyan (Armenia) 1:1 / win on tiebreak
• Bronze medals:
  • Antonio Kamenjašević (Croatia) — Robert Fritch (Hungary) 1:1 / +
  • Karl Baff (Sweden) — Alexandrin Gutu (Moldova) 2:1

Podium:

1. Malhas Amoyan (Armenia)
2. Ramaz Zoidze (Georgia)
3. Robert Fritch (Hungary) & Karl Baff (Sweden)

87 kg

• Final: Turpal Ali Bisultanov (Denmark) — Semyon Novikov (Bulgaria) 8:4 fall
• Bronze medals:
  • Igor Yaroshevich (Belarus) — Yaroslav Filchakov (Ukraine) 1:1 / +
  • Dogan Kaya (Turkey) — Islam Abbasov (Azerbaijan) 1:5

Podium:

1. Turpal Ali Bisultanov (Denmark)
2. Semyon Novikov (Bulgaria)
3. Yaroslav Filchakov (Ukraine) & Islam Abbasov (Azerbaijan)

130 kg

• Final: Dariusz Witek (Hungary) — Riza Kayalp (Turkey) 1:7
• Bronze medals:
  • Mykhailo Vyshnivetskyi (Ukraine) — Beka Kandelaki (Azerbaijan) 3:1
  • Marat Kamparov (Russia) — Pavel Glynchuk (Belarus) 5:10

Podium:

1. Riza Kayalp (Turkey)
2. Dariusz Witek (Hungary)
3. Mykhailo Vyshnivetskyi (Ukraine) & Pavel Glynchuk (Belarus)

Team standings (after the first finals)

• Georgia — 62 points
• Turkey — 60
• Armenia — 54
• Azerbaijan — 50
• Ukraine — 44
  Russia and Belarus compete under a neutral flag and are not included in team scoring.

Finals for the remaining five weight categories will take place on April 22. List of finalists HERE.