Hamlet Manukyan

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Hamlet Manukyan
Hamlet Manukyan Euros 2022.jpg
Personal information
Full nameHamlet Manukyan
Born (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 17)
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
(2018–present)
ClubArmenian State Institute of Physical Culture
Head coach(es)Hakob Serobyan
Assistant coach(es)Hayk Nazaryan
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Leipzig Pommel horse
World University Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Pommel horse
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Antalya Pommel horse
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Antalya Rings
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Apparatus World Cup300

Hamlet Manukyan (born 22 August 2007) is an Armenian artistic gymnast. He is the 2023 Junior World Champion on pommel horse and rings as well as the 2025 European Champion on the former.

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Personal life

Manukyan was born in Armenia in 2007. His father had him start gymnastics training when he was five years old. [1] [2]

Junior gymnastics career

Manukyan competed at the 2022 European Championships where he placed thirteenth in the all-around. During event finals he won silver on both pommel horse and rings. [3] [4]

In late March, Manukyan competed at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Erik Baghdasaryan and Mamikon Khachatryan. As a team they finished fourth, 0.437 points behind third place Italy. Individually Manukyan qualified to the all-around, pommel horse, and rings event finals. During the all-around final Manukyan finished sixth. During apparatus event finals Manukyan won gold on both pommel horse and rings. [5] [6] Manukyan next competed at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Khachatryan and Robert Gyulumyan; together they won bronze as a team and individually Manukyan finished ninth in the all-around and qualified to the pommel horse and rings event finals. During event finals he finished fourth on pommel horse despite falling off the apparatus and won gold on rings.

Manukyan competed at the 2024 European Championships where he won gold on pommel horse. [7]

Senior gymnastics career

2025

Manukyan became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2025. He made his senior debut at the Cottbus World Cup. Despite qualifying to the pommel horse final in first place, during the final he fell off the apparatus and finished eighth. [8] Manukyan next competed at the World Cups in Osijek, Doha, and Cairo, winning gold on pommel horse at all three. [9]

At the 2025 European Championships Manukyan won gold on pommel horse, becoming the third Armenian to win the title on the apparatus after Harutyun Merdinyan (2016, 2022) and Artur Davtyan (2021). [10] At the 2025 World University Games he once again won gold on pommel horse. [11]

Competitive history

Manukyan (left) at the 2022 European Championships European Championships 2022-08-21 Junior Men Apparatus finals Victory ceremony (Norman Seibert) - DSC 1311.jpg
Manukyan (left) at the 2022 European Championships
YearEventTeamAA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2021 Ukraine International CupBronze medal icon.svg4Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2022
European Championships 1213Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2023
Junior World Championships 46Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
European Youth Olympic Festival Bronze medal icon.svg94Gold medal icon.svg
2024
European Championships 10Gold medal icon.svg
Voronin Cup Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Christmas CupGold medal icon.svg
Senior
2025 Cottbus World Cup 8
Osijek World Cup Gold medal icon.svg
Doha World Cup Gold medal icon.svg
Cairo World Cup Gold medal icon.svg
European Championships Gold medal icon.svg
World University Games Gold medal icon.svg

References

  1. "Hamlet Manukyan FIG profile". International Gymnastics Federation .
  2. "Մեծ սպորտի ապագա աստղերը. Համլետ Մանուկյան" [The future stars of big sports:Hamlet Manukyan]. Mediamax news agency (in Armenian). September 20, 2022.
  3. "2022 European Championships men's results". The Gymternet. August 24, 2022.
  4. "Hungary's Botond Molnar wins junior all-around, Italy triumphant among junior teams at European Championships". International Gymnast. August 19, 2022.
  5. "FIG Gymnastics Junior World Championships 2023: All results, scores and medals - complete list". International Olympic Committee . June 27, 2023.
  6. "Համլետ Մանուկյան․ Շնորհակալ եմ մեր մարզիչներին մեր հաղթանակների համար" [Hamlet Manukyan: I thank our coaches for our victories] (in Armenian). April 18, 2023.
  7. "2024 European Championships Junior Men's Results". The Gymternet. April 30, 2024.
  8. "A Cottbus classic: Davtyan, Zhou, Chusovitina magnificent at 2025 FIG Apparatus World Cup opener". International Gymnastics Federation . February 24, 2025.
  9. "Oceans of talent on display at Osijek World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation . April 14, 2025.
  10. "2025 European Gymnastics Championships: Hamlet Manukyan wins gold, Khachatryan becomes silver medalist". Armenpress . May 30, 2025.
  11. "Japanese gymnasts head the classes at World University Games". International Gymnastics Federation . July 28, 2025.