Harutyun Merdinyan Explained

Harutyun Merdinyan
Fullname:Harutyun Merdinyan
Birth Date:16 August 1984
Birth Place:Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.7m (05.6feet)
Weight:650NaN0
Discipline:MAG
Level:Senior international elite
Natlteam:1999–present (ARM)
Club:Albert Azaryan Olympic
Relay Sport School
of Gymnastics
Headcoach:Sos Sargsyan
Show-Medals:yes

Harutyun Merdinyan (Armenian: Հարություն Մերդինյան; born August 16, 1984) is an Armenian male artistic gymnast and a member of the national team. A pommel horse specialist, he is a two-time European champion from 2016 and 2022 and a two-time world championships bronze medalist from 2015 and 2022. His 2016 European gold was the first artistic gymnastics continental title for independent Armenia.[1]

He participated at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow,[2] and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics,[3] where he finished seventh in the pommel horse final after being limited by a wrist pain and fatigue.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-05-29 . Մարմնամարզություն. Հարություն Մերդինյանը' Եվրոպայի չեմպիոն ArmFootball.com Հայկական ֆուտբոլ և ոչ միայն... . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160530184931/http://armfootball.com/arm/news/76720/marmnamarzutyun-harutyun-merdinyany-evropayi-chempion.html . 2016-05-30 . 2024-03-01 . ArmFootball.
  2. Web site: 2015 World Gymnastics Championships Athlete Profiles – Harutyun Merdinyan. 2015worldgymnastics.com. 27 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128213457/http://www.2015worldgymnastics.com/the-championships/athlete-profiles.aspx. 28 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  3. News: Harutyun Merdinyan. Rio 2016. 15 April 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826093419/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/harutyun-merdinyan. 26 August 2016. dmy.
  4. Web site: MERDINYAN Harutyun - FIG Athlete Profile . 2024-03-01 . www.gymnastics.sport.