Armenia at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

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Armenia at the
2016 European Athletics Championships
Flag of Armenia.svg
IAAF code ARM
National federation HAF
Website www.armatletika.am
in Amsterdam
Competitors 3 (two men and 1 woman) in 3 events
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
European Athletics Championships appearances

Armenia competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. [1]

Armenia Republic in South Caucasus in West Asia

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia on the Armenian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.

2016 European Athletics Championships 2016 edition of the European Athletics Championships

The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event.

Amsterdam Capital of the Netherlands

Amsterdam is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of the government, which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 854,047 within the city proper, 1,357,675 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country but is not its capital, which is Haarlem. The Amsterdam metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, which has a population of approximately 8.1 million.

Results

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Tigran Mkrtchyan 800 m 1:51.28 26Did not advance
Field Events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Levon Aghasyan Triple jump 16.21w 20Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Diana Khubeseryan 200 m 25.56 27Did not advance

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