Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
first participated at the
Olympic Games
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as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every
Summer Olympic Games and
Winter Olympic Games
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since then.
Previously, Armenian athletes competed as part of the
Soviet Union
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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 18 medals, in
wrestling
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...
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weightlifting
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,
artistic gymnastics
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and
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
.
The
National Olympic Committee of Armenia was created in 1990 and was recognized by the
International Olympic Committee
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in 1993.
Medals
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by sport
List of medalists
Flagbearers
See also
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Armenian Olympic Committee
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Armenia at the Paralympics
Armenia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with just two entries: Gagik Gasparian in powerlifting (men's up to 82 kg), and a four-person team in the mixed crewboat event in sailing. Two years later, A ...
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List of Armenian Olympic medalists
Historically, only a portion of ethnic Armenian athletes and athletes of Armenian descent have competed for Armenia in the Olympic Games. Armenian kings Tiridates III and Varazdat were recorded as champions in the Ancient Olympic Games. Th ...
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Olympic competitors for Armenia
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Pan-Armenian Games
The Pan-Armenian Games ( hy, Համահայկական խաղեր) are a multi-sport event, held between competitors from the Armenian diaspora and Armenia. They consist of various competitions in individual and team sports among the Armenian athle ...
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Sport in Armenia A wide array of sports are played in Armenia. Popular sports in Armenia include football, basketball, volleyball, and ice hockey. Further, the country sends athletes to the Olympics in boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, judo, gymnastics, track and fi ...
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