Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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 edit

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 edit

Men
Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	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 edit

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	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 edit

Road edit

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

Diving edit

Men

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

Women

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

Gymnastics edit

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

Judo edit

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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 edit

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

Swimming edit

Women

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

Tennis edit

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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 edit

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Lift	Lift	Total	Rank
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	Men's −70 kg	145	180	325	12
Hovhannes Barseghyan	Men's 76 kg	155	190	345	8
Khachatur Kyapanaktsyan	Men's 76 kg	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 edit

Greco–Roman

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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

Notes edit

(ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (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. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)