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Armenia at the Olympics

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Template:Infobox Olympics Armenia 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 14 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 sport

 Wrestling 2 3 3 8
 Weightlifting 0 2 3 5
 Boxing 0 0 1 1
Total 2 5 7 14

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Armen Nazaryan 1996 Atlanta Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg
 Silver Armen Mkrtchyan 1996 Atlanta Wrestling Men's freestyle 48 kg
 Bronze Arsen Melikyan 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Men's 77 kg
 Bronze Hrachik Javakhyan 2008 Beijing Boxing Men's Lightweight
 Bronze Gevorg Davtyan 2008 Beijing Weightlifting Men's 77 kg
 Bronze Tigran V. Martirosyan 2008 Beijing Weightlifting Men's 85 kg
 Bronze Roman Amoyan 2008 Beijing Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
 Bronze Yuri Patrikeyev 2008 Beijing Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
 Silver Arsen Julfalakyan 2012 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
 Bronze Artur Aleksanyan 2012 London Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
 Gold Artur Aleksanyan 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg
 Silver Simon Martirosyan 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting Men's 105 kg
 Silver Migran Arutyunyan 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
 Silver Gor Minasyan (weightlifter) 2016 Rio de Janeiro Weightlifting Men's +105 kg

Flagbearers

See also

  • "Armenia". International Olympic Committee.
  • Template:IOC medals
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Armenia". Sports-Reference.com.
  • "Armenia Leads Beijing 2008 Olympic Medals Per Capita".