Harutyun Merdinyan

{{Short description|Armenian artistic gymnast (born 1984)}}

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|birth_place= Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union

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|discipline= MAG

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{{MedalSport|Men's artistic gymnastics}}

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{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Glasgow|Pommel Horse}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Liverpool|Pommel Horse}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Bern|Pommel Horse}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Munich|Pommel Horse}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Montpellier|Pommel Horse}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Berlin|Pommel Horse}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Montpellier|Pommel Horse}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Cluj-Napoca|Pommel Horse}}

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Harutyun Merdinyan ({{langx|hy|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.{{Cite web |date=2016-05-29 |title=Մարմնամարզություն. Հարություն Մերդինյանը' Եվրոպայի չեմպիոն {{!}} ArmFootball.com {{!}} Հայկական ֆուտբոլ և ոչ միայն... |url=http://armfootball.com/arm/news/76720/marmnamarzutyun-harutyun-merdinyany-evropayi-chempion.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530184931/http://armfootball.com/arm/news/76720/marmnamarzutyun-harutyun-merdinyany-evropayi-chempion.html |archive-date=2016-05-30 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=ArmFootball}}

He participated at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow,{{cite web|title=2015 World Gymnastics Championships Athlete Profiles – Harutyun Merdinyan|url=http://www.2015worldgymnastics.com/the-championships/athlete-profiles.aspx|website=2015worldgymnastics.com|accessdate=27 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128213457/http://www.2015worldgymnastics.com/the-championships/athlete-profiles.aspx|archive-date=28 January 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics,{{cite news|title=Harutyun Merdinyan|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/harutyun-merdinyan|publisher=Rio 2016|accessdate=15 April 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826093419/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/harutyun-merdinyan|archivedate=26 August 2016|df=dmy}} where he finished seventh in the pommel horse final after being limited by a wrist pain and fatigue.{{Cite web |title=MERDINYAN Harutyun - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=17244 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}}