| Continental union | European Gymnastics Union |
|---|---|
| National federation | Armenian Gymnastics Federation |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 3 |
| World Championships | |
| Junior World Championships | |
| European Championships | |
The Armenia men's national artistic gymnastics team represents Armenia in FIG international competitions.
Albert Azaryan and Hrant Shahinyan were two successful Armenian gymnasts when Armenia was part of the Soviet Union (Armenian SSR); both gymnasts won numerous Olympic and World medals. [1] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Armenia began competing as an independent nation at the 1993 World Championships. At the 2015 World Championships Harutyun Merdinyan won the first World Championships medal for an independent Armenia, a bronze on pommel horse. [2] At the 2020 Olympic Games Artur Davtyan won the first Olympic medal for Armenia, a bronze on vault. [3]
| Name | Birthdate and age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | ||
| Artur Avetisyan | 1998 | Yerevan |
| Erik Baghdasaryan | 30 July 2005 | Yerevan |
| Artur Davtyan | 9 August 1992 | Yerevan |
| Vahagn Davtyan | 18 August 1988 | Yerevan |
| Robert Gyulumyan | 2006 | Yerevan |
| Gagik Khachikyan | 2002 | Yerevan |
| Mamikon Khachatryan | 18 February 2007 | Yerevan |
| Hamlet Manukyan | 22 August 2007 | Vagharshapat |
| Harutyun Merdinyan | 16 August 1984 | Yerevan |
| Artur Tovmasyan | 1992 | Yerevan |
| Junior | ||
| Shekspir Gevorgyan | 2008 | Yerevan |
This list includes all Armenian male artistic gymnasts who have won a medal at the Olympic Games or the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Not included are medals won as part of the Soviet Union.
| Rank | Gymnast | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Olympic Total | World Total | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Davtyan |  2024  2020  2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Harutyun Merdinyan |  2015 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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