| Armenia at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
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Armenian gymnasts first competed at the 1993 World Championships, after the fall of the Soviet Union. It wasn't until 2015 when an Armenian gymnast, Harutyun Merdinyan, won an independent Armenia its first medal. [1] At the 2022 World Championships Artur Davtyan won the first gold medal for Armenia. [2]
| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
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 Bronze | Harutyun Merdinyan |  2015 Glasgow | Men's pommel horse |
| Bronze | Harutyun Merdinyan | 2022 Liverpool | Men's pommel horse |
 Gold | Artur Davtyan | Men's vault |
| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Hamlet Manukyan |  2023 Antalya | Boys' pommel horse |
 Silver | Mamikon Khachatryan | ||
| Gold | Hamlet Manukyan | Boys' rings |
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