Armenia at the Olympics
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Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
Armenia first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then.
Previously, Armenian athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Armenia was part of the Unified Team in 1992.
Armenian athletes have won a total of thirteen medals, in wrestling, weightlifting and boxing.
The National Olympic Committee of Armenia was created in 1990 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
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Medals by Winter Games
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Medals by sport
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Wrestling | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
List of medalists
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Armen Nazaryan | 1996 Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight |
Silver | Armen Mkrtchyan | 1996 Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's freestyle light flyweight |
Bronze | Arsen Melikyan | 2000 Sydney | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight |
Bronze | Javakhyan, HrachikHrachik Javakhyan | 2008 Beijing | Boxing | Men's Lightweight |
Bronze | Tigran G. Martirosyan | 2008 Beijing | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight (69 kg) |
Bronze | Gevorg Davtyan | 2008 Beijing | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight (77 kg) |
Bronze | Tigran V. Martirosyan | 2008 Beijing | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight (85 kg) |
Bronze | Roman Amoyan | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight (55 kg) |
Bronze | Yuri Patrikeyev | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight (120 kg) |
Silver | Julfalakyan, ArsenArsen Julfalakyan | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman -74 kg |
Bronze | Khurshudyan, HripsimeHripsime Khurshudyan | 2012 London | Weightlifting | Women's Super Heavyweight (+75 kg) |
Bronze | Artur Aleksanyan | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman (96 kg) |
Flagbearers
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See also
- Olympic competitors for Armenia
- Armenia at the Paralympics
- List of Armenian Olympic medalists
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- "National Olympic Committee of Armenia". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-19.