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Armenia at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Armenia at the; 2012 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARM
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Armenia
Website	www.armnoc.am (in Armenian)
in London
Competitors	25 in 9 sports
Flag bearers	Arman Yeremyan (opening); Arsen Julfalakyan (closing)
Medals; Ranked 60th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 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 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

The Armenian Olympic Committee sent a total of 25 athletes to the Games, 21 men and 4 women, to compete in 9 sports. The nation's team roughly shared the same size with Beijing and Sydney, only by the number difference between men and women. Armenia also marked its Olympic debut in taekwondo, competed by Arman Yeremyan, who was also the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Armenia left London with one silver and one bronze medals.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Arsen Julfalakyan	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg	5 August
Bronze	Artur Aleksanyan	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg	7 August

Athletics

Key

Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Melik Janoyan	Javelin throw	72.64	39	did not advance
Vardan Pahlevanyan	Long jump	6.55	40	did not advance
Arsen Sargsyan	Long jump	7.62	25	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Kristine Harutyunyan	Javelin throw	47.65	38	did not advance

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Andranik Hakobyan	Middleweight	Gausha (USA) L RSC (12–13)	did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Artur Davtyan	All-around	13.800	13.900	13.400	14.833	14.233	13.366	82.865	36	did not advance

Judo

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Hovhannes Davtyan	Men's −60 kg	Englmaier (GER) W 1011–0002	Mushkiyev (AZE) W 0101–0000	Kossayev (KAZ) W 0100–0000	Verde (ITA) L 0000–0001	Did not advance	Milous (FRA) L 0002–0010	Did not advance	7
Armen Nazaryan	Men's −66 kg	Bye	Ovinou (PNG) W 0100–0000	Zagrodnik (POL) L 0102–0111	did not advance

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Norayr Bakhtamyan	10 m air pistol	579	16	did not advance
Norayr Bakhtamyan	50 m pistol	557	18	did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mikael Koloyan	100 m freestyle	53.82	45	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anahit Barseghyan	100 m backstroke	1:08.19	44	did not advance

Taekwondo

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Arman Yeremyan	Men's −80 kg	Michaud (CAN) W 8–4	Mollet (NED) W 6–4	Crismanich (ARG) L 1–2	Bye	Muhammad (GBR) L 3–9	Did not advance	5

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Arakel Mirzoyan	−69 kg	148	6	~~177~~	DNF	148	DNF
Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan	−77 kg	Withdrew due to injury
Ara Khachatryan	−85 kg	~~165~~	DNF	—	—	—	DNF
Norayr Vardanyan	–94 kg	170	9	210	8	380	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Meline Daluzyan	−69 kg	111	6	~~140~~	DNF	111	DNF
Hripsime Khurshudyan	+75 kg	~~128~~	4	~~166~~	3	~~294~~	DSQ

Wrestling

Key

VT - Victory by Fall.
PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mihran Jaburyan	−55 kg	Bye	Escobar (HON) W 3–1 ^PP	S Yumoto (JPN) L 1–3 ^PP	did not advance				7
David Safaryan	−66 kg	Bye	Omar (EGY) W 5–0 ^VB	Tanatarov (KAZ) L 1–3 ^PP	did not advance				8
Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov	−84 kg	Abdusalomov (TJK) W 3–1 ^PP	Lashgari (IRI) L 0–5 ^EX	did not advance					11

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Hovhannes Varderesyan	−66 kg	Kim H-W (KOR) L 0–3 ^PO	did not advance			Mulens (CUB) L 0–3 ^PO	did not advance		19
Arsen Julfalakyan	−74 kg	Bye	Kobonov (KGZ) W 3–0 ^PO	Kikiniou (BLR) W 3–0 ^PO	Ahmadov (AZE) W 3–0 ^PO	Bye		Vlasov (RUS) L 0–3 ^PO
Artur Aleksanyan	−96 kg	Timoncini (ITA) W 3–0 ^PO	Rezaei (IRI) L 0–3 ^PO	did not advance		Bye	Ildem (TUR) W 3–0 ^PO	Estrada (CUB) W 3–0 ^PO
Yury Patrikeyev	−120 kg	Baroyev (RUS) W 3–1 ^PP	Babajanzadeh (IRI) L 1–3 ^PP	did not advance					8

Armenia at the 2012 Summer Olympics