| Armenia at the Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ARM |
| NOC | Armenian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 54th |
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| Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| 7 | |
| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
Armenia has participated at the Youth Olympic Games in every edition since the inaugural 2010 Games. [1] [2] [3]
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| # | Games | Season | Flag bearer | Sport |
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| 6 | 2020 Lausanne | Winter | Spartak Voskanyan | Cross-country skiing |
| 5 | 2018 Buenos Aires | Summer | Artur Barseghyan | Swimming |
| 4 | 2016 Lillehammer | Winter | ||
| 3 | 2014 Nanjing | Summer | Vahan Mkhitaryan | Swimming |
| 2 | 2012 Innsbruck | Winter | Lilit Tonoyan | Cross-country skiing |
| 1 | 2010 Singapore | Summer | Vasil Shahnazaryan | Archery |
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