Artur Avetisyan

Artur Avetisyan
Avetisyan at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Born (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998
Yerevan, Armenia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Armenia Armenia
(2016–present)
ClubAlbert Azaryan School of Gymnastics
Head coaches
  • Hakob Serobyan
  • Hayk Nazaryan
Medal record
Representing  Armenia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 ZagrebRings
Bronze medal – third place2025 LeipzigRings
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2019 NapoliRings
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 WuhanRings
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 2 2 6
World Challenge Cup 4 0 0
Total 6 2 6

Artur Avetisyan (Armenian: Արթուր Ավետիսյան, born January 1, 1998) is an Armenian gymnast and member of the Armenian national team. He is the 2026 European champion and 2019 Universiade champion on rings.

Early life

Artur Avetisyan was born in 1998 in Yerevan, Armenia. He took up gymnastics at the age of seven.[1]

Gymnastics career

Avetisyan competed at the 2016 Junior European Championships where he won silver on rings behind Nick Klessing of Germany.[2]

Avetisyan had a breakout year in 2019. He won gold on rings at the 2019 Universiade and won a pair of bronze medals on rings at the 2019 Military Games and the 2019 Cottbus World Cup.[3]

At the 2021 European Championships Avetisyan finished fourth on rings.[4]

During the 2022 season Avetisyan won silver at the Doha World Cup behind compatriot Vahagn Davtyan.[5] Additionally he placed eighth on rings at the European Championships and competed at his first World Championships where he finished fourth on rings, just 0.133 points behind bronze medalist Courtney Tulloch.[6]

In 2023 Avetisyan won two bronze medals at the World Cups in Cottbus and Cairo and won two gold medals at the World Challenge Cups in Varna and Osijek.[7][8] He placed seventh on rings at both the 2023 European Championships and 2023 World Championships.[9]

Avetisyan competed at the 2024 World Cups in Cairo, Cottbus, and Doha, finishing fourth, fourth, and fifth respectively. He placed fourth on rings at the 2024 European Championships. He won gold at the World Challenge Cup in Varna.[10]

At the 2025 World Cups he won bronze in Osijek and Doha[11] and gold in Cairo. At the 2025 European Championships Avetisyan won his first European medal on rings, a bronze behind co-champions Adem Asil and Eleftherios Petrounias.[12]

At the 2026 World Cups Avetisyan won gold in Cottbus and Varna, silver in Cairo, and bronze in Osijek. At the 2026 European Championships, he won gold on rings.[13] In doing so, Avetisyan became the first gymnast to win a European title on rings for an independent Armenia. The last Armenian to win the title was Albert Azaryan at the first ever European Championships in 1955 (under the flag of the Soviet Union).[14]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Artur Avetisyan
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2016
Junior European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Summer Universiade1st place, gold medalist(s)
Military World Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021
European Championships4
2022 Cottbus World Cup8
Doha World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cairo World Cup4
European Championships8
World Championships4
2023 Cottbus World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Doha World Cup4
Cairo World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships7
Varna World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Osijek World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships7
2024 Cairo World Cup4
Cottbus World Cup4
Doha World Cup5
Varna World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships4
Christmas Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025 Cottbus World Cup4
Osijek World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Doha World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cairo World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsR3
2026 Cottbus World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cairo World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Osijek World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Varna World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "FIG Profile: Artur Avetisyan". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ↑ "Մարմնամարզիկ Արթուր Ավետիսյանը` Եվրոպայի երիտասարդների առաջնության փոխչեմպիոն" [Gymnast Artur Avetisyan is the vice-champion of the European Youth Championship]. Armenian Olympic Committee (in Armenian). May 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Արթուր Ավետիսյանը՝ Հայաստանի լավագույն երիտասարդ մարզիկ" [Artur Avetisyan, the best young athlete of Armenia]. News.am (in Armenian). December 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2021 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. April 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Illia Kovtun wins gold, silver and bronze at the World Cup in Doha". International Gymnastics Federation. March 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2022 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships apparatus finals – Results Saturday 5 November". International Olympic Committee. November 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Triple glory for Godwin at Osijek World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. June 12, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gymnasts from seven nations snag titles at Cottbus World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. February 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: All results and scores - complete list". International Olympic Committee. October 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ "France, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan each take two titles at Varna World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. May 27, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Oceans of talent on display at Osijek World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. April 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ "European Gymnastics Championships 2025: Eleftherios Petrounias wins astonishing eighth continental title". International Olympic Committee. May 30, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2026 European Gymnastics Championships: Dolgopyat, Targhetta and Avetisyan claim first three apparatus finals". International Olympic Committee. August 21, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Օղակների նոր արքան. Արթուր Ավետիսյանը՝ սպորտային մարմնամարզության Եվրոպայի չեմպիոն" [The new king of the rings: Artur Avetisyan, European champion in artistic gymnastics]. Azatutyun (in Armenian). August 22, 2026.
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