# Armenia at the Olympics

Armenia first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then.
Previously, Armenian athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union from 1952 to 1988, and after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Armenia was part of the Unified Team in 1992.
Armenian athletes have won a total of 22 medals, in wrestling, weightlifting, artistic gymnastics, and boxing.
The National Olympic Committee of Armenia was created in 1990 and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.

## Medals
### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Wrestling | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 |

## List of medalists

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Armen Nazaryan | 1996 Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg |
| Silver | Armen Mkrtchyan | 1996 Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 48 kg |
| Bronze | Arsen Melikyan | 2000 Sydney | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg |
| Silver | Tigran Vardan Martirosyan | 2008 Beijing | Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg |
| Bronze | Hrachik Javakhyan | 2008 Beijing | Boxing | Men's Lightweight |
| Bronze | Gevorg Davtyan | 2008 Beijing | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg |
| Bronze | Roman Amoyan | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg |
| Bronze | Yuri Patrikeyev | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg |
| Silver | Arsen Julfalakyan | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| Bronze | Artur Aleksanyan | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg |
| Gold | Artur Aleksanyan | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg |
| Silver | Simon Martirosyan | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Weightlifting | Men's 105 kg |
| Silver | Mihran Harutyunyan | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg |
| Silver | Gor Minasyan | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg |
| Silver | Artur Aleksanyan | 2020 Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| Silver | Simon Martirosyan | 2020 Tokyo | Weightlifting | Men's 109 kg |
| Bronze | Hovhannes Bachkov | 2020 Tokyo | Boxing | Men's Lightweight |
| Bronze | Artur Davtyan | 2020 Tokyo | Gymnastics | Men's Vault |
| Silver | Artur Davtyan | 2024 Paris | Gymnastics | Men's Vault |
| Silver | Artur Aleksanyan | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg |
| Silver | Varazdat Lalayan | 2024 Paris | Weightlifting | Men's +102 kg |
| Bronze | Malkhas Amoyan | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's 77 kg |

## Flagbearers

Summer Olympics :
| Games | Athlete | Sport |
| 1996 Atlanta | Aghvan Grigoryan | Weightlifting |
| 2000 Sydney | Haykaz Galstyan | Wrestling |
| 2004 Athens | Albert Azaryan | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2008 Beijing | Albert Azaryan | Artistic gymnastics |
| 2012 London | Arman Yeremyan | Taekwondo |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Vahan Mkhitaryan | Swimming |
| 2020 Tokyo | Hovhannes Bachkov & Varsenik Manucharyan | Boxing (Bachkov) & Swimming (Manucharyan) |
Winter Olympics :
| Games | Athlete | Sport |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Arsen Harutyunyan | Alpine skiing |
| 1998 Nagano | Alla Mikayelyan | Cross-country skiing |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Arsen Harutyunyan | Alpine skiing |
| 2006 Turin | Vazgen Azrojan | Figure skating |
| 2010 Vancouver | Arsen Nersisyan | Alpine skiing |
| 2014 Sochi | Sergey Mikayelyan | Cross-country skiing |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Mikayel Mikayelyan | Cross-country skiing |