Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
| Armenia at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 32 in 11 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Aghvan Grigoryan | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 45 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 2 |
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 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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Armenia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Armenian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
Gold
- Armen Nazaryan — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight (52 kg)
Silver
- Armen Mkrtchyan — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Paperweight (48 kg)
Athletics
For more details on this topic, see Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Men's Long Jump
- Robert Emmiyan
- Qualification — 7.76m (→ did not advance)
Boxing
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Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Nshan Munchyan
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria), 5-11
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Lernik Papyan
- First Round — Defeated Kazumasa Tsujimoto (Japan), 10-5
- Second Round — Lost to Maikro Romero (Cuba), 6-22
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Artur Gevorgyan
- First Round — Defeated Elvis Konamegui (Cameroon), 10-3
- Second Round — Lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (United States), 3-16
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Mekhak Ghazaryan
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Michael Strange (Canada), 7-16
Cycling
For more details on this topic, see Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Men's Individual Road Race
- Arsen Ghazaryan
- Final — (→ did not finish)
Diving
For more details on this topic, see Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Men's 10m Platform
- Hovhannes Avtandilyan
- Preliminary Heat — 275.64 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 3m Springnboard
- Arus Gyulbudaghyan
- Preliminary Heat — 228.72 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Gymnastics
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Men's Individual All-Around
- Norayr Sargsyan
- Qualification — 110.211 (→ did not advance)
Judo
For more details on this topic, see Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Men's Half-Middleweight
- Arsen Gevorgyan
- (→ 21st place)
Shooting
For more details on this topic, see Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Men's 50 metre rifle three positions
- Hrachya Petikyan
- Qualification — 1164 (→ did not advance)
Swimming
For more details on this topic, see Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Women's 100 metre breaststroke
- Anush Manukyan
- Heat — 1:20.70 (→ did not advance)
Tennis
For more details on this topic, see Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Men's Singles Competition
- Sargis Sargsian
- First Round - Defeated Daniel Nestor of Canada in two sets: 6-4, 6-4
- Second Round - Lost to Thomas Enqvist of Sweden in three sets: 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 4-6
Weightlifting
For more details on this topic, see Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Men's 64 kg
- Eduard Darbinyan
- Snatch — 132.5 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 160.0 kg
- Total — 292.5 kg (→ 12th place)
Men's 70 kg
- Israel Militosyan
- Snatch — 152.5 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 182.5 kg
- Total — 335.0 kg (→ 6th place)
- Hayk Yeghiazaryan
- Snatch — 145.0 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 180.0 kg
- Total — 325.0 kg (→ 12th place)
Men's 76 kg
- Hovhannes Barseghyan
- Snatch — 155.0 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 190.0 kg
- Total — 345.0 kg (→ 8th place)
- Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan
- Snatch — 165.0 kg
- Clean & Jerk — None
- Total — (→ did not finish)
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)
- Sergo Chakhoyan
- Snatch — 170.0 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 195.0 kg
- Total — 365.0 kg (→ 6th place)
Men's 91 kg
- Aleksander Karapetyan
- Snatch — 167.5 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 200.0 kg
- Total — 367.5 kg (→ 13th place)
Men's 99 kg
- Aghvan Grigoryan
- Snatch — 175.0 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 205.0 kg
- Total — 380.0 kg (→ 8th place)
Men's 108 kg
- Ara Vardanyan
- Snatch — 180.0 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 215.0 kg
- Total — 395.0 kg (→ 7th place)
Men's +108 kg
- Ashot Danielyan
- Snatch — 177.5 kg
- Clean & Jerk — 217.5 kg
- Total — 395.0 kg (→ 13th place)
Wrestling
For more details on this topic, see Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Greco-Roman 52 kg
- Armen Nazaryan
- (→ Gold Medal)
- (→
Greco-Roman 57 kg
- Aghasi Manukyan
- (→ 13th place)
Greco-Roman 62 kg
- Mkhitar Manukyan
- (→ 7th place)
Greco-Roman 68 kg
- Samvel Manukyan
- (→ 10th place)
Greco-Roman 82 kg
- Levon Geghamyan
- (→ 7th place)
Greco-Roman 90 kg
- Tsolak Yeghishyan
- (→ 9th place)
Freestyle 48 kg
- Armen Mkrtchyan
- (→ Silver Medal)
- (→
Freestyle 68 kg
- Arayik Gevorgyan
- (→ 5th place)
See also
- Sports in Armenia
Notes
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 19 November 2012.