Ayvazyan entered his first senior
European Shooting Championship in 1994, in
Strasbourg,
France, placing 26th in the 10 metre air rifle division. He also participated in the
World Championships for the first time, in
Milan,
Italy, with a best placing of 12th in the 50 metre rifle three positions competition among four events. He finished with double digits rankings over the next three years of European Championships He was also European Champion in both divisions in 1999. ==Olympic results==