Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARM
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Armenia
Website	www.armnoc.am  (in Armenian)
in Atlanta
Competitors	32 in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Aghvan Grigoryan
Medals Ranked 45th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)   Soviet Union (1952–1988)   Unified Team (1992)

Armenia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Armenian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Armen Nazaryan	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg	20 July
Silver	Armen Mkrtchyan	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 48 kg	30 July

Athletics

Further information: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Robert Emmiyan	Long jump	7.76	28	Did not advance
Armen Martirosyan	Triple jump	16.74	5 Q	16.97	5

Boxing

Further information: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Nshan Munchyan	light flyweight	Bye	Petrov  (BUL) L 5–11	Did not advance
Lernik Papyan	flyweight	Tsujimoto  (JPN) W 10–5	Romero  (CUB) L 6–22	Did not advance
Artur Gevorgyan	featherweight	Konamegui  (CMR) W 10–3	Mayweather Jr.  (USA) L 3–16	Did not advance
Mekhak Ghazaryan	lightweight	Bye	Strange  (CAN) L 7–16	Did not advance

Cycling

Further information: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Arsen Ghazaryan	Men's road race	Did not finish

Diving

Further information: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Hovhannes Avtandilyan	10 m platform	275.64	32	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Arus Gyulbudaghyan	3 m springboard	228.72	20	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Further information: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Total points	Position	Total points	Position
Norayr Sargsyan	Individual all-round	110.211	50	Did not advance

Judo

Further information: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Arsen Gevorgyan	Men's −78 kg	Bye	Yuan  (CHN) L	Did not advance

Shooting

Further information: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Position	Score	Position
Hrachya Petikyan	Men's 50 m rifle three positions	1164	13	Did not advance

Swimming

Further information: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Time	Position	Time	Position
Anush Manukyan	100 m breaststroke	1:20.70	45	Did not advance

Tennis

Further information: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sargis Sargsian	Men's singles	Nestor  (CAN) W 6–4, 6–4	Enqvist  (SWE) L 6–4, 6–7, 4–6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Further information: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
		Lift	Lift
Eduard Darbinyan	Men's −64 kg	132.5	160	292.5	12
Israel Militosyan	Men's −70 kg	152.5	182.5	335	6
Hayk Yeghiazaryan		145	180	325	12
Hovhannes Barseghyan	Men's 76 kg	155	190	345	8
Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan		165	Did not finish
Sergo Chakhoyan	Men's −83 kg	170	195	365	6
Aleksander Karapetyan	Men's −91 kg	167.5	200	367.5	13
Aghvan Grigoryan	Men's −99 kg	175	205	380	8
Ara Vardanyan	Men's −108 kg	180	215	395	7
Ashot Danielyan	Men's +108 kg	177.5	217.5	395	13

Wrestling

Further information: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Greco–Roman

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Armen Nazaryan	−52 kg	Kalashnykov  (UKR) W 10–0	Tae-yeon  (KOR) W 12–2	Danielyan  (RUS) W 3–0	Rivas  (CUB) W 7–1	n/a	Paulson  (USA) W 5–1
Aghasi Manukyan	−57 kg	Salhi  (TUN) W 4–0	Khakymov  (UKR) L 0–11	Aghayev  (AZE) L 2–7	Did not advance			13
Mkhitar Manukyan	−62 kg	Guohong  (CHN) W 11–0	Komyshenko  (UKR) L 2–3	Aziz  (SWE) W 4–0	Sang-sun  (KOR) W 5–0 Fall	Pirim  (TUR) L 4–9	Martynov  (RUS) W WO	7
Samvel Manukyan	−68 kg	Karapinar  (TUR) L 0–3	Escobar  (COL) W 12–0	Daynes  (CAN) W 9–3	Tretyakov  (RUS) L 0–4	Did not advance		10
Levon Geghamyan	−82 kg	Lidberg  (SWE) L 0–2	Farkas  (HUN) W 4–0	Frinta  (CZE) W 3–2	Jovančević  (YUG) W 2–0	Turlykhanov  (KAZ) L 1–3	Sanatbayev  (KGZ) W WO	7
Tsolak Yeghishyan	−90 kg	Gelénesi  (HUN) W 5–1	Konstantinidis  (GRE) L 0–12	Rejepov  (TKM) W 5–2	Sidorenko  (BLR) L 1–3	Did not advance		9

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Armen Mkrtchyan	−48 kg	Restrepo  (COL) W 10–0	Eiter  (USA) W 9–2	Vila  (CUB) W 4–2	Railean  (MDA) W 7–2	n/a	Il  (KOR) L 4–5
Arayik Gevorgyan	−68 kg	Al-Osta  (SYR) W 9–1	Gogol  (BLR) W 3–2	Bye	Saunders  (USA) L 0–4	Sánchez  (CUB) L 4–8	Sang-ho  (KOR) W 0–0	5

See also

• Sports in Armenia

Notes

• Watkins, Ginger T., ed. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN   1-56145-150-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2012.

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database