Mamikon Khachatryan

Mamikon Khachatryan
Մամիկոն Խաչատրյան
Personal information
Full nameMamikon Khachatryan
Born (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007
Yerevan, Armenia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Armenia Armenia
(2018–present)
ClubArmenian State Institute of Physical Culture
Head coach
Artak Aydinyan
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Armenia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 JakartaPommel horse
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 LeipzigPommel horse
Bronze medal – third place2026 ZagrebPommel horse
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 AntalyaPommel horse
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 1 0
World Challenge Cup 1 0 0
Total 1 1 0

Mamikon Khachatryan (born 18 February 2007) is an Armenian artistic gymnast. He is the 2025 World silver medalist, 2023 Junior World silver medalist, and a two-time European medalist on pommel horse.

Early life

Khachatryan was born in Armenia in 2007. He started gymnastics training at the Albert Azaryan Sports School when he was five years old because his parents wanted him to burn off excess energy.[1]

Gymnastics career

Khachatryan competed at the 2022 European Championships where he placed fourth on pommel horse.[2][3]

In late March, Khachatryan competed at the 2023 Junior World Championships alongside Erik Baghdasaryan and Hamlet Manukyan. As a team, they finished fourth, 0.437 points behind third-place Italy. Individually, Khachatryan qualified to the pommel horse final. During apparatus event finals Khachatryan won silver on pommel horse behind compatriot Manukyan.[4][5] Khachatryan next competed at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Manukyan and Robert Gyulumyan; together they won bronze as a team and individually Khachatryan won gold on pommel horse.[6]

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

2025

Khachatryan became age-eligible for senior-level competition in 2025. He made his senior debut at the Cottbus World Cup where he finished fourth on pommel horse.[8] Khachatryan next competed at the World Cups in Osijek and Doha, where he finished fourth and seventh.[9] At the 2025 European Championships Khachatryan won silver on pommel horse behind Manukyan.[10]

Khachatryan competed at the 2025 World Championships where he won silver on pommel horse.[11] In doing so he earned Armenia's highest placement ever on the apparatus at a World Championships, beating Harutyun Merdinyan's previous bronze medal finishes in 2015 and 2022.[12]

2026

Khachatryan competed at the 2026 Cottbus World Cup where he won silver on pommel horse behind Gabriele Targhetta.[13] Khachatryan and the rest of the Armenian delegation were scheduled to compete at the Antalya World Cup; however flight disruptions in the Middle East caused them to be unable to travel to Antalya in time for the competition.[14] Khachatryan was able to compete at the Cairo and Osijek World Cups, where he placed fourth and sixth respectively on pommel horse.[15]

At the 2026 European Championships, Khachatryan won bronze on pommel horse behind Targhetta and Manukyan.[16]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Mamikon Khachatryan at the junior level
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2022
European Championships124
2023
Junior World Championships42nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival3rd place, bronze medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)8
Pharaoh's Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024
European Championships103rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Voronin Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)62nd place, silver medalist(s)8
Christmas Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Competitive history of Mamikon Khachatryan at the senior level
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2025 Cottbus World Cup4
Osijek World Cup4
Doha World Cup7
European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tashkent World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
World University Games8
World ChampionshipsN/a2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2026 Cottbus World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cairo World Cup4
Osijek World Cup6
European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Մեծ սպորտի ապագա աստղերը․ Մամիկոն Խաչատրյան" [Future stars of big sports: Mamikon Khachatryan]. MediaMax.am (in Armenian). June 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2022 European Championships men's results". The Gymternet. August 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hungary's Botond Molnar wins junior all-around, Italy triumphant among junior teams at European Championships". International Gymnast. August 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "FIG Gymnastics Junior World Championships 2023: All results, scores and medals - complete list". International Olympic Committee. June 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Համլետ Մանուկյան․ Շնորհակալ եմ մեր մարզիչներին մեր հաղթանակների համար" [Hamlet Manukyan: I thank our coaches for our victories] (in Armenian). April 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "European Youth Olympic Festival Men Artistic Gymnastics Pommel Horse Resuls" (PDF). European Olympic Committees. July 28, 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. ↑ "Debutant Dominates Pommel Horse, Yanming Hong Claims Gold". Jakarta Gymnastics.
  12. ↑ "The MAG Record Breakers in Jakarta". The Gymternet. November 2, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kawakami, Kalmykova emerge as multiple medallists at Cottbus World Cup". World Gymnastics. February 24, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Flight Disruptions in Middle East Leave Armenia's Gymnastics Team Unable to Reach World Cup in Turkey". The Armenian Report. March 10, 2026.
  15. ↑ "2026 Osijek World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. April 13, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Europei di Zagabria, Gabriele Targhetta vince l'oro al cavallo con maniglie: storico trionfo per l'Italia" [Gabriele Targhetta wins gold on the pommel horse at the European Championships in Zagreb: a historic triumph for Italy]. Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian). August 21, 2026.
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