Manukyan’s Gold and All of Team Armenia’s Performances at the 2025 Summer Universiade

From July 16 to 27, the 2025 Summer Universiade took place in several cities across Germany. Team Armenia competed in seven sports and won one gold medal, becoming one of the 43 countries to reach the top step of the podium.

The main hero of the tournament for Armenia was 17-year-old gymnast Hamlet Manukyan, the reigning European champion among seniors. He won gold in the pommel horse event, becoming the team’s only medalist. It is noteworthy that Armenia’s previous Universiade gold was also won by a gymnast — Artur Avetisyan in 2019.

Japan topped the medal standings with 34 gold medals (79 total), China finished second (30 golds and 74 total), and the USA placed third (28 golds and 84 total).

Results of Armenian athletes at the 2025 Universiade by sport

Artistic Gymnastics

Pommel Horse:

• Hamlet Manukyan — 1st place

• Mamikon Khachatryan — 8th place

• Gagik Khachikyan — 3rd place in qualification (did not reach the final due to the participant quota per country)
  All three Armenian gymnasts posted the top three results out of 110 participants in qualification.

Floor Exercise:

• Gagik Khachikyan — 84th place in qualification (102 participants)

Uneven Bars (Women):

• Mane Poghosyan — 80th place in qualification (84 participants)

Athletics

Men’s Triple Jump:

• Gor Ovakimyan — 6th place in the final (16.17 m)

• Razmik Kazaryan — 15th place in qualification (15.66 m) out of 32 participants

Women’s Long Jump:

• Yana Sargsyan — 39th place in qualification (5.54 m) out of 47 participants

Women’s Triple Jump:

• Yana Sargsyan — 15th place in qualification (12.87 m) out of 26 participants

Fencing (Women’s Foil)

• Darya Malysheva — 13th place, 5 wins in 8 bouts

Judo

• 66 kg: Davit Agasyan — lost in the first bout to eventual champion Kairi Kentoku (Japan)

• 100 kg: Gor Karapetyan — lost in the first bout to Martin Turansky (Slovakia)

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Julieta Avetisyan:

• 48th place in the all-around

• 45th place (ball)

• 47th place (clubs)

• 47th place (hoop)

• 48th place (ribbon)

Silva Sargsyan:

• 47th place in the all-around

• 40th place (ball)

• 40th place (clubs)

• 48th place (hoop)

• 42nd place (ribbon)

Swimming

Varsenik Manucharyan:

• 20th place (100 m butterfly)

• 26th place (50 m butterfly)

• 38th place (100 m freestyle)

• 24th place (50 m backstroke)

Ashot Chakhoyan:

• 43rd place (100 m backstroke)

• 70th place (100 m freestyle)

• 40th place (100 m backstroke)

Taekwondo

• 57 kg (Women): Meline Oganesyan — lost in the first bout to a Lebanese opponent

• 63 kg: Sargis Muradyan — lost in the first bout to a Japanese opponent

• 68 kg: Davit Torosyan — lost in the first bout to a Spanish opponent

• 74 kg: Armen Danielyan — defeated an Irish opponent in the first bout, lost in the Round of 32 to a competitor from Uzbekistan

Men’s Team:

• Round of 64: Armenia — Germany 2:0

• Round of 32: Armenia — Thailand 0:2

See also:
All results of Armenian athletes at the 2025 Youth Olympic Festival