MERDINYAN Harutyun - FIG Athlete Profile

Title

Lastname

MERDINYAN

Firstname

Harutyun

Gender

male

Country

Armenia

Place of birth

Yerevan

Year of birth

1984 (38 y.o.)

Discipline(s)

Men's Artistic Gymnastics

Hobbies

Swimming. (sport.mediamax.am, 01 Jun 2016)

Occupation

Athlete

Coach

Hakob Serobyan [national], ARM

Injuries

At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro he was suffering from wrist pain and exhaustion, which affected his performance in the final of the pommel horse. (168.am, 15 Aug 2016)

Start sporting career

He got involved in gymnastics in 1989 at Hrant Shahinyan Sport School in Yerevan, Armenia. (sport.mediamax.am, 01 Jun 2016)

Reason for taking up the sport

His father was interested in the sport. (sport.mediamax.am, 01 Jun 2016)

Milestones

He became the first artistic gymnast representing Armenia to win a gold medal at the European championships by triumphing in pommel horse at the 2016 edition of the tournament in Bern, Switzerland. (SportsDeskOnline, 10 Oct 2018; mediamax.am, 20 Jan 2017; armfootball.com, 29 May 2016)

Hero / Idol

Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov. (sport.mediamax.am, 01 Jun 2016)

Most influential person in career

Coaches Hakob Serobyan and Sos Sargsyan. (sport.mediamax.am, 01 Jun 2016)

Awards

In both 2016 and 2017 he was named among Armenia's Top 10 Best Athletes by the Armenian Federation of Sports Journalists. (erit.am, 26 Dec 2017; theguardian.com, 27 Dec 2016)

Last update : 2021-10-06

Olympic Games

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.583

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

14.933

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.583

World Championships

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

13.400

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.666

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

242

Score Qualif.

14.133

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.133

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

249

Score Qualif.

12.033

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.033

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

227.243

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

181

Score Qualif.

14.433

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

14.700

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.433

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

265

Score Qualif.

15.466

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

15.500

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.466

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

305

Score Qualif.

15.250

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.250

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

203

Score Qualif.

15.333

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.333

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

80.665

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

123

Score Qualif.

13.666

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

102

Score Qualif.

13.266

Still Rings

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

102

Score Qualif.

13.733

Parallel Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

153

Score Qualif.

13.200

Horizontal Bar

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

144

Score Qualif.

12.500

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

290

Score Qualif.

15.333

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

15.166

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.333

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

216

Score Qualif.

14.300

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.300

World Cup

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

14.533

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.533

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

14.600

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.600

Continental Championships

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

145

Score Qualif.

12.866

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.866

All-Around

Rank Final

134

Score Final

24.733

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.433

Parallel Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

11.300

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

14.833

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.700

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

135

Score Qualif.

15.491

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

15.366

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.491

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

248.702

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

140

Score Qualif.

14.866

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

15.333

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.866

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

163

Score Qualif.

14.200

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.200

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

128.698

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

119

Score Qualif.

15.233

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

15.366

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.233

World Cup qualifying for OG

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

14.733

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.266

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

14.666

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.966

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

14.800

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.966

World / Challenge Cup

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.450

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

11.200

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

15.675

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

15.200

Pommel Horse

Rank Final

Score Final

14.775

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.800

2016 - Games of the XXXI Olympiad RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA)

2021 - 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships KITAKYUSHU (JPN)

2019 - 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships STUTTGART (GER)

2018 - 48th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships DOHA (QAT)

2017 - 47th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships MONTREAL (CAN)

2015 - 46th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships GLASGOW (GBR)

2014 - 45th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships NANNING (CHN)

2013 - 44th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships ANTWERP (BEL)

2011 - 43rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships TOKYO (JPN)

2010 - 42nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships ROTTERDAM (NED)

2009 - 41st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships LONDON (GBR)

2022 - FIG Apparatus World Cup 2022 CAIRO (EGY)

2022 - FIG Apparatus World Cup 2022 DOHA (QAT)

2019 - 8th European Individual Championships SZCZECIN (POL)

2018 - 33rd Senior European Championships GLASGOW (GBR)

2017 - 7th European Individual Championships CLUJ NAPOCA (ROU)

2016 - 32nd European Championships 2016 BERN (SUI)

2015 - 6th European Individual Championships 2015 MONTPELLIER (FRA)

2014 - European Championships 2014 SOFIA (BUL)

2013 - 5th European individual Championships 2013 MOSCOW (RUS)

2019 - 44th Turnier der Meister FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup COTTBUS (GER)

2019 - FIG World Cup 2019 DOHA (QAT)

2018 - 43rd Turnier der Meister FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup COTTBUS (GER)

2017 - FIG World Challenge Cup - 20th Internationaux de France 2017 PARIS (FRA)

2017 - FIG World Cup 2017 DOHA (QAT)

2016 - 9th World Challenge Cup 2016 DOHA (QAT)

2015 - World Challenge Cup 2015 DOHA (QAT)

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