Artur Avetisyan

Artur Avetisyan (, 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.

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

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.

At the 2021 European Championships Avetisyan finished fourth on rings.

During the 2022 season Avetisyan won silver at the Doha World Cup behind compatriot Vahagn Davtyan. 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.

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. He placed seventh on rings at both the 2023 European Championships and 2023 World Championships.

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.

At the 2025 World Cups he won bronze in Osijek and Doha 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.

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. 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).

Competitive history +Competitive history of Artur AvetisyanYearEvent 2016 Junior European Championships 2019 Summer Universiade Military World Games Cottbus World Cup 2021 European Championships 4 2022 Cottbus World Cup 8 Doha World Cup Cairo World Cup 4 European Championships 8 World Championships 4 2023 Cottbus World Cup Doha World Cup 4 Cairo World Cup European Championships 7 Varna World Challenge Cup Osijek World Challenge Cup World Championships 7 2024 Cairo World Cup 4 Cottbus World Cup 4 Doha World Cup 5 Varna World Challenge Cup European Championships 4 Christmas Cup 2025 Cottbus World Cup 4 Osijek World Cup Doha World Cup Cairo World Cup European Championships World Championships 2026 Cottbus World Cup Cairo World Cup Osijek World Cup Varna World Challenge Cup European Championships