Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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silver=1
bronze=0
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rank=45

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

Gold

* Armen Nazaryan — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight (52 kg)

Silver

* Armen Mkertchian — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Paperweight (48 kg)

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's Long Jump
* Robert Emmiyan:* Qualification — 7.76m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
*Nshan Munchyan
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Lost to Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria), 5-11

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
*Lernik Papyan
*# First Round — Defeated Kazumasa Tsujimoto (Japan), 10-5
*# Second Round — Lost to Maikro Romero (Cuba), 6-22

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
*Artur Gevorgyan
*# First Round — Defeated Elvis Konamegui (Cameroon), 10-3
*# Second Round — Lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (United States), 3-16

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
*Mekhak Ghazaryan
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Lost to Michael Strange (Canada), 7-16

=Diving=

Women's 3m Springnboard
*Arus Gyulbudakian:* Preliminary Heat — 228.72 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition
* Sargis Sargsian
*# First Round - Defeated Daniel Nestor of Canada in two sets: 6-4, 6-4
*# Second Round - Lost to Thomas Enqvist of Sweden in three sets: 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 4-6

Weightlifting

Men's 70 kg
* Israel Militosian — 6th place, 335 kg (738 lb)

Men's 76 kg
* Hovhannes Barsegian — 7th place, 345 kg (760 lb)

Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)
*Sergo Chakhoian:* Final — 170.0 + 195.0 = 365.0 (→ 6th place)

Men's 99 kg
* Aghvan Grigorian — 8th, 380 kg (837 lb)

Men's Heavyweight (— 108 kg)
*Ara Vardanian :*Snatch — 180.0 kg:*Clean & Jerk — 215.0 kg:*Total — 395.0 kg (870 lb) (→ 7th place)

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]

See also

*Sports in Armenia