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Artur Davtyan

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Artur Davtyan
Personal information
Born (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 34)
Yerevan, Armenia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
RelativesVahagn Davtyan (brother)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Head coach
Hakob Serobyan
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Armenia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 1 1 0
European Championships 3 3 2
European Games 1 0 0
Total 5 5 3
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisVault
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoVault
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 LiverpoolVault
Silver medal – second place2025 JakartaVault
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 BaselPommel Horse
Gold medal – first place2023 AntalyaVault
Gold medal – first place2025 LeipzigVault
Silver medal – second place2016 BernVault
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichVault
Silver medal – second place2024 RiminiVault
Bronze medal – third place2013 MoscowVault
Bronze medal – third place2023 AntalyaPommel Horse
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 MinskVault
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 13 2 3
World Challenge Cup 4 3 4
Total 17 5 7

Artur Vahrami Davtyan (Armenian: Արթուր Դավթյան, born August 8, 1992) is an Armenian gymnast. He is the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist,[1] 2024 Olympic silver medalist[2] and the 2022 World Champion in vault. He is also the 2019 European Games vault champion and is an eight-time European Championships medalist.

Early life

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Artur Davtyan was born on August 8, 1992, in Yerevan, Armenia. He started doing gymnastics at the age of 7 in 1998. Since 2008, he has been a member of the Armenian national gymnastics team. He is the brother of fellow national team member Vahagn Davtyan.[3]

Gymnastics career

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2009–2010

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At the 2009 Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere, Finland, Davtyan, along with fellow Armenians Vahan Vardanyan and Arthur Tovmasyan, placed sixth in the team event among 23 teams.[4] Individually, Davtyan placed sixth in the all-around, seventh on vault, sixth on parallel bars, and ninth on rings.[5]

The following year at the 2010 Junior European Championships, Davtyan won the title on vault with a score of 15.462 and won bronze on pommel horse. Additionally, he placed seventh on rings and nineteenth in the all-around.[6]

2011–2012

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Davtyan became age-eligible for senior-level competition in 2011. He made his senior debut at the 2011 European Championships where he placed twentieth in the all-around. He competed at the 2011 World Championships where he placed ninety-fifth in the qualification round and did not advance to any finals.

In January 2012, Davtyan took part in the Olympic Test Event where he earned his berth to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] He next competed at the Doha World Challenge Cup where he placed second on vault and fourth on pommel horse.[8] Davtyan was awarded the Aspire Academy Award for best young gymnasts of the Doha World Cup. He shared the award with Diana Bulimar.[9] He competed at the 2012 European Championships where he placed eleventh on vault but did not qualify for the event final.[10][11] At the 2012 Olympic Games Davtyan finished fifteenth on vault and thirty-sixth in the all-around during the qualification round; he did not advance to any event final.[12][13]

2013–2016

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Davtyan won bronze on vault at the 2013 European Championships, his first senior-level European Championship medal. At the 2014 Doha World Challenge Cup, he won gold on vault, earning his first international title at the senior level. At the 2014 World Championships, he placed forty-fourth in the all-around during the qualification round.

At the 2015 Doha World Challenge Cup Davtyan won three medals: gold on vault, silver on rings, and bronze on pommel horse. He followed that up at the 2015 European Championships where he placed fourth on both vault and pommel horse. At the 2015 World Championships, Davtyan placed thirty-second in the all-around during the qualification round.

In early 2016 Davtyan competed at the Olympic Test Event where he earned his second Olympic berth. He followed that up at the 2016 European Championships where he won silver on vault, his second European Championships medal.[14] At the 2016 Olympic Games, Davtyan finished eleventh on vault and was the third reserve for the vault final.

Davtyan vaulting at the 2015 European Championships

2017–2021

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Davtyan competed at numerous World Cups throughout 2017, winning a silver on vault and a bronze on pommel horse in Doha. At the 2017 World Championships, he qualified to the all-around final, his first-ever World Championship event final, where he ultimately finished thirteenth.

Davtyan competing on pommel horse in 2021

At the 2018 World Championships, Davtyan was initially the first reserve for the all-around final; however, Canadian René Cournoyer withdrew and Davtyan was substituted in. Additionally, he qualified for the vault final, his first apparatus final at a World Championships. He finished ninth in the all-around and seventh on vault.

Davtyan competed at the 2019 European Games where he won gold on vault.[15] At the 2019 World Championships he finished thirty-seventh in the all-around during the qualification round, which earned him an individual berth to the 2020 Summer Olympics, marking his third Olympic appearance. The Olympic Games, however, were postponed until 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Davtyan on the pommel horse at the 2020 Olympic Games

At the 2021 European Championships, Davtyan won gold on pommel horse.[14] At the 2021 Cairo World Cup, Davtyan performed a new pommel horse element, which was officially named after him in the Code of Points.[16]

At the postponed 2020 Olympic Games, Davtyan won bronze on vault, earning both his first individual Olympic medal and the first Olympic medal for Armenia in artistic gymnastics. Davtyan's medal was also the first for Armenia at the 2020 Olympics.[17]

2022–2024

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At the 2022 World Cups in Cottbus, Doha, and Cairo, Davtyan won gold on vault at each. At the 2022 European Championships, he won silver on vault behind Jake Jarman. He ended the year at the 2022 World Championships, where he won his first World title on vault and the first World title in artistic gymnastics for an independent Armenia.

Throughout 2023, Davtyan once again won gold on vault at the World Cups in Cottbus, Doha, and Cairo. Additionally, he won gold on vault at the World Challenge Cups in Varna and Osijek and at the 2023 European Championships. At the 2023 World Championships, he qualified to the vault final in third place; however, during the final he messed up on his first vault and ultimately finished in sixth. Additionally, he finished in sixteenth in the all-around during the qualification round, which earned him an Olympic berth to his fourth Olympic Games; he withdrew from the final in order to focus on the apparatus finals.

Davtyan started 2024 competing at the World Cups in Cairo and Cottbus, where he won gold on vault. At the 2024 European Championships, he won silver on vault behind Jarman. At the 2024 Olympic Games, Davtyan won silver on vault behind Carlos Yulo of the Philippines, earning his second Olympic medal and the first medal for Armenia at the 2024 Olympics.[18]

2025–present

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Davtyan at the 2025 World Championships

Davtyan began 2025 competing at numerous World Cups, winning four gold medals and one bronze medal on vault. He won gold on vault at the 2025 European Championships, beating Jarman and Nazar Chepurnyi. At the 2025 World Championships, he won silver on vault, once again behind Yulo.

Davtyan competed at the 2026 World Cups in Cottbus, Cairo, and Osijek; he won gold on vault in Cairo and silver in Osijek.[19] At the 2026 European Championships, Davtyan qualified to the vault final in first place. During the final, he experienced back pain after his first vault[20] which led to him balking his second vault and ending the competition in eighth place.[21]

Eponymous skills

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Apparatus Name Description Difficulty Added to Code of Points
Pommel horse Davtyan Reverse Stockli with 270 degree turn (Bezugo technique) from side support on two pommels to one pommel C (0.3) 2022 Cairo World Cup[22]

Competitive history

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Davtyan (left) on the vault podium at the 2022 European Championships
Competitive history of Artur Davtyan
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2009 European Youth Olympic Festival66586
2010
Junior European Championships193rd place, bronze medalist(s)71st place, gold medalist(s)
2011
European Championships20
World Championships95
2012 Olympic test event366
Doha Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games36
2013 Doha Challenge Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships83rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014 Doha Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships35
World Championships44
2015 Doha Challenge Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships44
World Championships32
2016 Doha Challenge Cup4
Olympic test event13
European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic GamesR3
2017 Doha World Cup43rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)8
European Championships65
Summer Universiade547
Paris Challenge Cup86
World Championships13
2018
European ChampionshipsR1
World Championships3297
2019 Doha World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships8
European Games561st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships37
2021
European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)6
Olympic Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Cottbus World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Doha World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cairo World Cup71st place, gold medalist(s)6
European Championships62nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Cottbus World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Doha World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cairo World Cup71st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships43rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Varna Challenge Cup63rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)5
Osijek Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)8
World ChampionshipsWD6
2024 Cairo World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Voronin Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025 Cottbus World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Antalya World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Osijek World Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Doha World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cairo World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsN/a2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Arthur Gander Memorial4
2026 Cottbus World Cup5
Cairo World Cup41st place, gold medalist(s)
Osijek World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships8

References

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  1. ↑ Արթուր Դավթյանը՝ Օլիմպիական խաղերի բրոնզե մեդալակիր (in Armenian). www.escs.am/am. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Մարմնամարզիկ Արթուր Դավթյանը՝ Օլիմպիական խաղերի փոխչեմպիոն". Hetq. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Doha decider: inside a doubly significant weekend in Artistic Gymnastics". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  4. ↑ Две медали на Олимпийском фестивале (in Russian). www.golos.am. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Լոնդոն-2012. Հայ օլիմպիականները. Արթուր Դավթյան (in Armenian). sport.news.am. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Результаты юношеского чемпионата Европы. (in Russian). www.longinestiming.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  7. ↑ Արթուր Դավթյանը ուղեգիր նվաճեց (in Armenian). www.armsport.am. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Цоу дважды победил на этапе Кубка мира по спортивной гимнастике (in Russian). www.championat.com. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Cei mai buni tineri gimnasti ai concursului" (in Romanian). dianabulimar.wordpress.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "30th EUROPEAN ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". www.longinestiming.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  11. ↑ Արթուր Դավթյանը 5-րդն է բազմամարտում (in Armenian). sport.news.am. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  12. ↑ Ալբերտ Ազարյան. "Արթուր Դավթյանը վնասվածքի պատճառով չկարողացավ լիարժեք հանդես գալ" (in Armenian). ArmFootball.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  13. ↑ "Men's Qualification". www.london2012.com. Retrieved 28 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. 1 2 "Davtyan, Artur--FIG Athlete Profile". FIG. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Minsk 2019 European Games Result Book" (PDF). EuropeanGymnastics.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Element named after Armenia's Artur Davtyan is added to gymnastics' moves". NEWS.am Sport. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics: Armenia's Artur Davtyan Wins Bronze Medal in Gymnastics". Massis Post. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  18. ↑ MassisPost (2024-08-04). "BEAKING NEWS: Armenia's Artur Davtyan Wins Silver in Olympic Gymnastics • MassisPost". MassisPost. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  19. ↑ "2026 Osijek World Cup Men's Results". The Gymternet. April 13, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Armenia artistic gymnastics coach praises team's European Championships performance". Armenpress. August 26, 2026.
  21. ↑ "2026 European Championships | Senior MAG Apparatus Finals Day 2 Live Blog". The Gymternet. August 22, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Men's Technical Committee confirms three new Pommel Horse elements". World Gymnastics. August 12, 2022.
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