Armenia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Armenia at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  ARM
NOC National Olympic Committee of Armenia
Website www.armnoc.am (Armenian)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 25 in 6 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Armenia is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Armenian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Armenia has entered four boxers to compete in 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.[3]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Artur Hovhannisyan Light flyweight
Narek Abgaryan Flyweight
Aram Avagyan Bantamweight
Vladimir Margaryan Welterweight

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Armenia has 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.[4][5]

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
Harutyun Merdinyan
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Houry Gebeshian

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Armenia has 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 May 30, 2016.

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

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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 June 20, 2016.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 
 
 
 
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
 
 

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Armenia has qualified a total of eight wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Three of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots each in the men's freestyle 125 kg and men's Greco-Roman (66 & 98 kg) at the 2015 World Championships, while two additional licenses were awarded to Armenian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals in men's freestyle 57 kg at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.[6][7]

Three further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Armenian roster at the initial meet of the World Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar.[8]

On May 11, 2016, United World Wrestling awarded an additional Olympic license to Armenia in men's freestyle 65 kg, as a response to the doping violations for both the Polish and Ukrainian wrestler at the European Qualification Tournament.[9]

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Garnik Mnatsakanyan −57 kg
David Safaryan −65 kg
Georgy Ketoyev −97 kg
Levan Berianidze −125 kg
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Migran Arutyunyan −66 kg
Arsen Julfalakyan −75 kg
Maksim Manukyan −85 kg
Artur Aleksanyan −98 kg

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