Armenia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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IOC codeARM
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Armenia
Websitewww.armnoc.am (in Armenian)
Competitors32 in 8 sports
Armenia at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeARM
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Armenia
Websitewww.armnoc.am (in Armenian)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors32 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Vahan Mkhitaryan[1]
Medals
Ranked 42nd
Gold
1
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Armenia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

The National Olympic Committee of Armenia fielded a team of 32 athletes, 24 men and 8 women, across eight different sports at the Games.[2][3] It was the nation's largest ever team sent to the Olympics, tying the record with the number of athletes achieved in Atlanta two decades earlier. The Armenian roster also highlighted its first ever female artistic gymnast, as well as the most female participation in its Olympic history.

Of the 32 participants, five of them competed at London 2012, including Greco-Roman wrestlers Arsen Julfalakyan (74 kg), who succeeded his father and head coach Levon to ascend the podium by taking the silver medal, and Artur Aleksanyan, who won a bronze in the heavyweight category, and later emerged himself as the reigning world champion twice (2013 and 2015). Other notable Armenian athletes featured American-born gymnast Houry Gebeshian, rifle shooter and 2014 Youth Olympic medalist Hrachik Babayan, and freestyle swimmer Vahan Mkhitaryan, who was selected by the committee to lead his delegation as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1][4]

Armenia left Rio de Janeiro with four medals (one gold and three silver), being considered its most successful Olympics since 1996.[5] Among the nation's medalists were weightlifters Simon Martirosyan and Gor Minasyan, who each obtained silver in their respective weight categories, and Aleksanyan, who made history as Armenia's first ever Olympic champion after two decades, adding a gold to his career treasury of two world and three European titles.[6][7]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldArtur AleksanyanWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 98 kg16 August
 SilverSimon MartirosyanWeightliftingMen's 105 kg15 August
 SilverMigran ArutyunyanWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 66 kg16 August
 SilverGor MinasyanWeightliftingMen's +105 kg16 August

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 145
Boxing 505
Gymnastics 213
Judo 101
Shooting 101
Swimming 112
Weightlifting 527
Wrestling 808
Total24832

Athletics

Armenian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[8][9]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gayane Chiloyan Women's 200 m 25.03 8 Did not advance
Diana Khubeseryan 25.16 7 Did not advance
Lilit Harutyunyan Women's 400 m hurdles 1:03.13 7 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Levon Aghasyan Men's triple jump 15.54 36 Did not advance
Amaliya Sharoyan Women's long jump 5.95 18 Did not advance

Boxing

Armenia entered five boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Artur Hovhannisyan, Narek Abgaryan, Aram Avagyan, and Vladimir Margaryan had claimed their Olympic spots at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.[10] Meanwhile, light welterweight boxer Hovhannes Bachkov secured an additional place on the Armenian roster with his semifinal triumph at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in Vargas, Venezuela.[11]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Artur Hovhannisyan Men's light flyweight  Carmona (ESP)
L 0–3		 Did not advance
Narek Abgaryan Men's flyweight  Serugo (UGA)
W 2–1		  Hu Jg (CHN)
L 0–3		 Did not advance
Aram Avagyan Men's bantamweight  Morisaka (JPN)
W 2–1		  Conlan (IRL)
L 0–3		 Did not advance
Hovhannes Bachkov Men's light welterweight  Arcón (VEN)
W 2–1		  Hu Qx (CHN)
L 1–2		 Did not advance
Vladimir Margaryan Men's welterweight  Hill (FIJ)
W 3–0		  Iglesias (CUB)
L TKO		 Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Armenia entered three artistic gymnasts into the Olympic competition, including a first female Armenian gymnast. Harutyun Merdinyan had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's apparatus and all-around events at the 2015 World Championships, while two-time Olympian Artur Davtyan performed the same feat, as well as Houry Gebeshian in the women's at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[12][13]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Artur Davtyan Vault — 14.566 — 14.566 11 Did not advance
Harutyun Merdinyan Pommel horse — 15.583 — 15.583 4 Q — 14.933 — 14.933 7
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Houry Gebeshian All-around 14.016 13.666 13.266 12.900 53.848 38 Did not advance

Judo

Armenia qualified one judoka for the men's extra-lightweight category (60 kg) at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Hovhannes Davtyan was ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016.[14]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Hovhannes Davtyan Men's −60 kg Bye  Paischer (AUT)
W 100–000		  Mudranov (RUS)
L 000–001		 Did not advance

Shooting

Armenia received an invitation from ISSF to send 2014 Youth Olympic silver medalist Hrachik Babayan in the men's rifle events to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was met by 31 March 2016.[15]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Hrachik Babayan Men's 10 m air rifle 621.5 24 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Armenia received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[16][17][18]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vahan Mkhitaryan Men's 50 m freestyle 23.50 47 Did not advance
Monika Vasilyan Women's 50 m freestyle DNS Did not advance

Weightlifting

Armenian weightlifters have qualified five men's and two women's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the 2014 and 2015 IWF World Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.[19]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Andranik Karapetyan −77 kg 174 2 195 DNF 174 DNF
Arakel Mirzoyan −85 kg 158 =10 — — 158 DNF
Simon Martirosyan −105 kg 190 =4 227 2 417 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ruben Aleksanyan +105 kg 195 =4 245 2 440 4
Gor Minasyan 210 2 241 =4 451 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Nazik Avdalyan −69 kg 107 5 135 5 242 5
Sona Poghosyan −75 kg 97 11 126 10 223 10

Wrestling

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