Results of the 2026 European Shooting Championship in Yerevan

From 27 February to 5 March 2026, the 2026 European Championship in 10-meter air shooting (rifle, pistol, and running target) was held in Yerevan.

A total of 354 athletes from 40 countries competed for medals in individual, team, and mixed events.

The competitions were held both under the program of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) and within additional disciplines of the ESC Challenge (Solo and Trio).

Overall Medal Table (Seniors)

• Norway — 5 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze

• Hungary — 5 gold

• Ukraine — 4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze

• Armenia — 2 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze

• Turkey — 2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze

• Russia (AIN) — 2 gold, 1 bronze

• Italy — 2 gold

• Germany — 1 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze

• Sweden — 1 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze

• Poland — 1 gold, 1 silver

• Finland — 1 gold, 4 bronze

• Croatia — 1 gold, 1 bronze

Results of the Armenian National Team

The Armenian senior team won 9 medals at the home championship — 2 gold, 6 silver, and 1 bronze, finishing 4th in the overall medal standings.

Including the juniors, Armenia won 13 medals, but the official medal table counted only senior events.
In total medals among seniors, Armenia was second only to Germany (10 medals).

Armenian athletes achieved their greatest success in running target events.

Gold Medals

• Lilit Mkrtchyan — 10 m running target (women)

• Hovhannes Margaryan, Hayk Minasyan, Gor Khachatryan — 10 m running target, team event (mixed discipline among men)

Silver Medals

• Gohar Harutyunyan — 10 m running target (women)

• Gohar Harutyunyan — 10 m running target, mixed discipline (women)

• Hayk Minasyan / Lilit Mkrtchyan — 10 m running target, mixed team

• Elmira Karapetyan — 10 m air pistol (women), Solo Women Challenge
  Pregnant Elmira Karapetyan Wins Silver at the European Championship in Yerevan

• Armenian women’s team (Gohar Harutyunyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Arusy ak Grigoryan) — 10 m running target

• Armenian women’s team (Gohar Harutyunyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Arusy ak Grigoryan) — 10 m running target, mixed discipline

Bronze Medal

• Zaven Igityan, Benik Khlgatyan, Gevorg Melkonyan — 10 m air pistol, Trio (ESC Challenge)

Armenian junior athletes also achieved strong results in the running target events, winning 4 medals — 2 gold and 2 silver.

Junior Gold Medals

• Lilit Mkrtchyan — 10 m running target (junior women) — a different athlete with the same name

• Lilit Mkrtchyan — 10 m running target, mixed discipline (junior women)

Junior Silver Medals

• Anahit Sargsyan — 10 m running target (junior women)

• Yana Hakobyan — 10 m running target, mixed discipline (junior women)

All Medalists of the 2026 European Championship (10 m) in Olympic Events

ISSF Events

10 m Air Rifle (Olympic Event)

Men

1. Danilo Dennis Sollazzo (Italy)

2. Victor Lindgren (Sweden)

3. Ole Martin Halvorsen (Norway)

26th place — Hrachik Babayan (Armenia)
30th place — Artem Grigoryan (Armenia)
73rd place — Migran Gabrielyan (Armenia)

Women

1. Pernille Nor-Woll (Norway)

2. Anna Janssen (Germany)

3. Elif Duygu Eren (Turkey)

10 m Air Rifle Mixed Team

1. Døstad / Hegg (Norway)

2. Janssen / Ulbrich (Germany)

3. Karlsson / Lindgren (Sweden)

10 m Air Pistol (Olympic Event)

Men

1. Anton Aristarkhov (AIN)

2. Robin Walter (Germany)

3. Jason Solari (Switzerland)

12th place — Benik Khlghatyan (Armenia)
40th place — Gevorg Melkonyan (Armenia)
55th place — Zaven Igityan (Armenia)
75th place — Norayr Arakelyan (Armenia)

Women

1. Veronika Major (Hungary)

2. Manja Slak (Slovenia)

3. Antoaneta Kostadinova (Bulgaria)

10th place — Elmira Karapetyan (Armenia)

10 m Air Pistol Mixed Team

1. Hungary — Major / Nagy

2. Turkey — Tarhan / Dikeç

3. Russia — Yaskevich / Kazak

34th place — Armenia — Elmira Karapetyan / Benik Khlghatyan

Full results book

Tournament Records

Several records were set during the European Championship in Yerevan.

• World record in the 10 m air rifle mixed team final was set by Norwegian athletes Jeanette Hegg Duestad and Jon-Hermann Hegg — 506.7 points.

• Norwegian shooter Pernille Nor-Woll also set a European record in the women’s 10 m air rifle final — 253.7 points.