title: Armenia at the 2012 Summer Olympics
text: # Armenia at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  
  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 | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Melik Janoyan | Javelin throw | 72.64 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Vardan Pahlevanyan | Long jump | 6.55 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Arsen Sargsyan | Long jump | 7.62 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Kristine Harutyunyan | Javelin throw | 47.65 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Boxing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Gymnastics
  
  ### Artistic
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Judo
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Norayr Bakhtamyan | 10 m air pistol | 579 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Norayr Bakhtamyan | 50 m pistol | 557 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Mikael Koloyan | 100 m freestyle | 53.82 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Anahit Barseghyan | 100 m backstroke | 1:08.19 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Taekwondo
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | 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 | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | 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 | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | Withdrew due to injury | 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 | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | 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 | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 7 |
  | David Safaryan | −66 kg | Bye | Omar (EGY) W 5–0 $^{VB}$ | Tanatarov (KAZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 8 |
  | Gadzhimurad Nurmagomedov | −84 kg | Abdusalomov (TJK) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Lashgari (IRI) L 0–5 $^{EX}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 11 |
  
  ### Men's Greco-Roman
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | Mulens (CUB) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | did not advance | 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 | 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 | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 8 |
  