Hamlet Manukyan
Manukyan at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameHamlet Manukyan
Country represented Armenia
Born (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007
Vagharshapat, Armenia
ResidenceYerevan
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelJunior International Elite
Years on national team2018–present (ARM)
ClubArmenian State Institute of Physical Culture
Head coach(es)Hakob Serobyan
Assistant coach(es)Hayk Nazaryan
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Armenia
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 AntalyaPommel horse
Gold medal – first place2023 AntalyaRings

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

Personal life

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

Gymnastics career

Junior

2022

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]

2023

In late March Manukyan competed at the second 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 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.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2021Ukraine International Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)42nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022
European Championships12132nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023
Junior World Championships461st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival3rd place, bronze medalist(s)941st place, gold medalist(s)

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.
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