Armenia’s Squad for the 2026 U17 European Wrestling Championships

The U17 European Wrestling Championships will take place from May 11 to 17 in Samokov, Bulgaria. Team Armenia will compete at the tournament with a full squad: 10 wrestlers in freestyle and 10 in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Last year, Armenia performed very successfully at the U17 European Championships. In Greco-Roman wrestling, the Armenian team finished first in the team standings and won five medals: two gold, two silver and one bronze.

Marat Achemyan became European champion in the 51 kg weight category, while Hayk Manukyan won gold at 60 kg. They will no longer compete at the U17 tournament this year, but Dzhanes Nazaryan will be part of the Armenian squad. Last season, he won silver at the European Championships and later became U17 world champion.

In freestyle wrestling, Armenia won four medals last year — one silver and three bronze — and finished fourth in the team standings. Last year’s bronze medalists Aren Piruzyan and Razmik Voskanyan will also compete at this year’s tournament.

Armenia U17 Squad

Freestyle Wrestling

45 kg — Erik Ghazaryan
48 kg — Gegham Hovsepyan
51 kg — Aren Piruzyan
55 kg — Suren Ishkhanyan
60 kg — Tigran Kolotyan
65 kg — Razmik Voskanyan
71 kg — Avetik Tutkhalyan
80 kg — Yeghishe Mosesyan
92 kg — Artur Mkrtchyan
110 kg — Vram Sahakyan

Wrestlers of Armenian origin will also represent other countries: Tigran Ohanyan — 45 kg, Poland; Mkrtich Dzhanamyan — 45 kg, Georgia; Samvel Abrahamyan Gorgyan — 60 kg, Spain; Sergey Karmryan — 60 kg, Russia; Artem Ananyan — 71 kg, Russia.

Greco-Roman Wrestling

45 kg — Vazgen Vardanyan
48 kg — Ararat Avetisyan
51 kg — Narek Aleyan
55 kg — Gegham Yeghiazaryan
60 kg — Samvel Tonoyan
65 kg — Zaven Mezhlumyan
71 kg — Dzhanes Nazaryan
80 kg — Vahe Hoveyan
92 kg — Aleksan Shaldzhyan
110 kg — Koryun Avetisyan

In Greco-Roman wrestling, Rafael Hovhannisyan — 48 kg, Lithuania, and Vladimir Avakyan — 92 kg, Russia, will also compete for other countries.