Armenia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Armenia at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 in 4 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||||
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| Other related appearances | ||||||||||||
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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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.
Boxing
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.[1]
- 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
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.[2][3]
- 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 | |||||||||||||
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 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
Armenia has qualified seven 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 an additional berth had been awarded to an Armenian wrestler, who progressed to the top two finals in the men's freestyle 57 kg at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament.[4][5]
Three further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the Armenian roster at the first meet of the World Qualification Tournament.[6]
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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Azerbaijan’s Yana Alekseevna delivers an inspired performance as Europe’s top boxers book places at Rio 2016". AIBA. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ "Wrestling for Rio 2016". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "Fifteen Armenian wrestlers to fight for medals and Rio Olympics qualification". ARKA News Agency. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ May, William (22 April 2016). "Uzbekistan, Sweden Double Up in Bronze Medal Playoffs at 1st World OG Qualifier". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 22 April 2016.